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AssetDatabase.AddObjectToAsset

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public static function AddObjectToAsset(objectToAdd: Object, path: string): void;
public static void AddObjectToAsset(Object objectToAdd, string path);

Parameters

objectToAdd Object to add to the existing asset.
path Filesystem path to the asset.

Description

Adds objectToAdd to an existing asset at path.

Please note that you should only add assets to '.asset' assets, imported models or texture assets for example will lose their data.

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

Note:

You can not add objectToAdd if it is GameObject, use PrefabUtility class instead.

	@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");

// Add an animation clip to it var animationClip = new AnimationClip (); animationClip.name = "My Clip"; AssetDatabase.AddObjectToAsset(animationClip, material);

// Reimport the asset after adding an object. // Otherwise the change only shows up when saving the project AssetDatabase.ImportAsset(AssetDatabase.GetAssetPath(animationClip));

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

public static function AddObjectToAsset(objectToAdd: Object, assetObject: Object): void;
public static void AddObjectToAsset(Object objectToAdd, Object assetObject);

Parameters

Description

Adds objectToAdd to an existing asset identified by assetObject.

Please note that you should only add assets to '.asset' files, imported models or texture assets for example will lose their data when reimporting or quitting Unity.

Note:

You can not add objectToAdd if it is GameObject, use PrefabUtility class instead.

	@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");

// Add an animation clip to it var animationClip = new AnimationClip (); animationClip.name = "My Clip"; AssetDatabase.AddObjectToAsset(animationClip, material);

// Reimport the asset after adding an object. // Otherwise the change only shows up when saving the project AssetDatabase.ImportAsset(AssetDatabase.GetAssetPath(animationClip));

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