Unity Script Reference

Shader.Find

static function Find (name : String) : Shader

Description

Finds a shader with the given name.

Shader.Find can be used to switch to another shader without having to keep a reference to the shader. name is the name you can see in the shader popup of any material. Common names are: "Diffuse", "Bumped Diffuse", "VertexLit", "Transparent/Diffuse" etc.

When building a player, a shader will only be included if it is assigned to a material that is used in any scene or if the shader is placed in a "Resources" folder. See Also: Material class.

JavaScript

// Switch the shader from code

function Start () {
    // Switch to the transparent diffuse shader
    renderer.material.shader = Shader.Find ("Transparent/Diffuse");
}

using UnityEngine;
using System.Collections;

public class example : MonoBehaviour {
    void Start() {
        renderer.material.shader = Shader.Find("Transparent/Diffuse");
    }
}

import UnityEngine
import System.Collections

class example(MonoBehaviour):

    def Start():
        renderer.material.shader = Shader.Find('Transparent/Diffuse')

Another Example:

JavaScript

// Create a material from code

function Start () {
    // Create a material with transparent diffuse shader
    var material = new Material (Shader.Find ("Transparent/Diffuse"));
    material.color = Color.green;
    // assign the material to the renderer
    renderer.material = material;
}

using UnityEngine;
using System.Collections;

public class example : MonoBehaviour {
    void Start() {
        Material material = new Material(Shader.Find("Transparent/Diffuse"));
        material.color = Color.green;
        renderer.material = material;
    }
}

import UnityEngine
import System.Collections

class example(MonoBehaviour):

    def Start():
        material as Material = Material(Shader.Find('Transparent/Diffuse'))
        material.color = Color.green
        renderer.material = material