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EditorPrefs.DeleteKey

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public static function DeleteKey(key: string): void;
public static void DeleteKey(string key);

Description

Removes key and its corresponding value from the preferences.


Removes a user entered editor preference, if it doesnt exists it prints a message.

// Removes a user entered editor preference, if it doesnt exists it prints a message.

class RemoveSpecificEditorPrefs extends EditorWindow {

var editorPref : String = "";

@MenuItem("Examples/Remove specific editor key pref.") static function Init() { var window = GetWindow(RemoveSpecificEditorPrefs); window.Show(); }

function OnGUI() { editorPref = EditorGUILayout.TextField("Editor key name:",editorPref); if(GUILayout.Button("Delete")) if(EditorPrefs.HasKey(editorPref)) { if(EditorUtility.DisplayDialog("Removing " + editorPref + "?", "Are you sure you want to delete the editor key " + editorPref + "?, This action cant be undone", "Yes", "No")) EditorPrefs.DeleteKey(editorPref); } else { EditorUtility.DisplayDialog("Couldnt find " + editorPref, "Seems that " + editorPref + " doesnt exists or it has been deleted already, check that you have typed correctly the name of the key.", "Ok"); } } }
// Removes a user entered editor preference.
// If it does not exists it prints a message.

using UnityEngine; using UnityEditor;

public class DeleteKeyExample : EditorWindow { string editorPref = "";

[MenuItem("Examples/EditorPrefs/Clear Key Preference")] static void Init() { DeleteKeyExample window = GetWindowWithRect<DeleteKeyExample>(new Rect(0, 0, 250, 50)); window.Show(); }

void OnGUI() { editorPref = EditorGUILayout.TextField("Editor key name:", editorPref); if (GUILayout.Button("Delete")) if (EditorPrefs.HasKey(editorPref)) { if (EditorUtility.DisplayDialog("Removing " + editorPref + "?", "Are you sure you want to " + "delete the editor key " + editorPref + "?, This action cant be undone", "Yes", "No")) EditorPrefs.DeleteKey(editorPref); } else { EditorUtility.DisplayDialog("Could not find " + editorPref, "Seems that " + editorPref + " does not exists or it has been deleted already, " + "check that you have typed correctly the name of the key.", "Ok"); } } }