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AssetDatabase.GetAssetPath

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public static function GetAssetPath(instanceID: int): string;
public static string GetAssetPath(int instanceID);
public static function GetAssetPath(assetObject: Object): string;
public static string GetAssetPath(Object assetObject);

Parameters

instanceIDThe instance ID of the asset.
assetObjectA reference to the asset.

Returns

string The asset path name, or null, or an empty string if the asset does not exist.

Description

Returns the path name relative to the project folder where the asset is stored.

All paths are relative to the project folder, for example: "Assets/MyTextures/hello.png".

	@MenuItem("GameObject/Create Material")
	static function CreateMaterial () {
		// Create a simple material asset
		var material = new Material (Shader.Find("Specular"));
		AssetDatabase.CreateAsset(material, "Assets/MyMaterial.mat");

		// Print the path of the created asset
		Debug.Log(AssetDatabase.GetAssetPath(material));
	}
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