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SerializedObject

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Description

SerializedObject and SerializedProperty are classes for editing properties on objects in a completely generic way that automatically handles undo and styling UI for prefabs.

SerializedObject is used in conjunction with SerializedProperty and Editor classes.

See Also: SerializedProperty class, Editor class.

Variables

isEditingMultipleObjects Does the serialized object represents multiple objects due to multi-object editing? (Read Only)
targetObject The inspected object (Read Only).
targetObjects The inspected objects (Read Only).

Constructors

SerializedObject Create SerializedObject for inspected object.

Functions

ApplyModifiedProperties Apply property modifications.
CopyFromSerializedProperty Copies a value from a SerializedProperty to the same serialized property on this serialized object.
FindProperty Find serialized property by name.
GetIterator Get the first serialized property.
SetIsDifferentCacheDirty Update hasMultipleDifferentValues cache on the next /Update()/ call.
Update Update serialized object's representation.
UpdateIfDirtyOrScript Update serialized object's representation, only if the object has been modified since the last call to Update or if it is a script.