Registering a Search Provider

To add a new Search Provider, refer to the examples in the SearchProvider class.

These examples create a function and tag it with the SearchItemProvider attribute:

• The function must return a new SearchProvider instance.
• The SearchProvider instance must have the following:
  • A unique type. For example, Asset, Menu, or SceneA Scene contains the environments and menus of your game. Think of each unique Scene file as a unique level. In each Scene, you place your environments, obstacles, and decorations, essentially designing and building your game in pieces. More info
    See in Glossary.
  • A displayName to use in the Filters pane.
• The optional filterId provides a search token for text-based filtering. For example, p: is the filter ID for Asset searches.

Registering a Search Provider shortcut

To register a shortcut for a new provider, use:

[UsedImplicitly, Shortcut("Help/Quick Search/Assets")]
private static void PopQuickSearch()
{
    // Open Search with only the "Asset" provider enabled.
    SearchService.ShowContextual("asset");
}

You can map shortcuts to keys or key combinations using the shortcuts manager.