EditorApplication.ExecuteMenuItem

Parameters

Description

Invokes the menu item in the specified path.

This function also works with Editor Scripts.

// Simple script that lets you create a new
// scene, create a cube and an empty game object in the scene
// Save the scene and close the editor

import UnityEditor;

@MenuItem ("Example/Chain Actions and close")
static function Chain() {
    EditorApplication.NewScene();
    
    EditorApplication.ExecuteMenuItem("GameObject/Create Other/Cube");
    EditorApplication.ExecuteMenuItem("GameObject/Create Empty");

    EditorApplication.SaveScene("Assets/MyNewScene.unity");
    EditorApplication.Exit(0);
}

// Simple script that lets you create a new
// scene, create a cube and an empty game object in the scene
// Save the scene and close the editor

using UnityEditor;
using UnityEditor.SceneManagement;

public class ExampleClass {

    [MenuItem("Examples/Execute menu items")]
    static void EditorPlaying() {

        var newScene = EditorSceneManager.NewScene(NewSceneSetup.EmptyScene, NewSceneMode.Single);
        
        EditorApplication.ExecuteMenuItem("GameObject/3D Object/Cube");
        EditorApplication.ExecuteMenuItem("GameObject/Create Empty");
    
        EditorSceneManager.SaveScene(newScene, "Assets/MyNewScene.unity");
        EditorApplication.Exit(0);
    }
}