Class ObjectIndexer

Specialized SearchIndexer used to index Unity Assets. See UnityEditor.Search.AssetIndexer for a specialized SearchIndexer used to index simple assets and see UnityEditor.Search.SceneIndexer for an indexer used to index scene and prefabs.

Inheritance
Object
SearchIndexer
ObjectIndexer
Inherited Members
Namespace: UnityEditor.Search
Syntax
public abstract class ObjectIndexer : SearchIndexer

Methods

GetEntryComponents(String, Int32)

Splits a string into multiple words that will be indexed. It works with paths and UpperCamelCase strings.

Declaration
public virtual IEnumerable<string> GetEntryComponents(string entry, int documentIndex)
Parameters
Type Name Description
String entry

The string to be split.
Int32 documentIndex

The document index that will index that entry.
Returns
Type Description
IEnumerable<String>

The entry components.

IndexDocument(String, Boolean)

Function to override in a concrete SearchIndexer to index the content of a document.

Declaration
public abstract override void IndexDocument(string id, bool checkIfDocumentExists)
Parameters
Type Name Description
String id

Path of the document to index.
Boolean checkIfDocumentExists

Check if the document actually exists.
Overrides

IndexNumber(Int32, String, Double)

Add a key-number value pair to the index. The key won't be added with variations. See AddNumber(String, Double, Int32, Int32).

Declaration
public void IndexNumber(int documentIndex, string name, double number)
Parameters
Type Name Description
Int32 documentIndex

Document where the indexed value was found.
String name

Key used to retrieve the value.
Double number

Number value to store in the index.

IndexObject(Int32, Object, Boolean)

Index all the properties of an object.

Declaration
protected void IndexObject(int documentIndex, Object obj, bool dependencies = false)
Parameters
Type Name Description
Int32 documentIndex

Document where the indexed object was found.
Object obj

Object to index.
Boolean dependencies

Index dependencies.

IndexProperty(Int32, String, String, Boolean, Boolean)

Add a property value to the index. A property is specified with a key and a string value. The value will be stored with multiple variations. See AddProperty(String, String, Int32, Boolean, Boolean).

Declaration
public void IndexProperty(int documentIndex, string name, string value, bool saveKeyword, bool exact = false)
Parameters
Type Name Description
Int32 documentIndex

Document where the indexed word was found.
String name

Key used to retrieve the value. See AddProperty(String, String, Int32, Boolean, Boolean)
String value

Value to add to the index.
Boolean saveKeyword

Define if we store this key in the keyword registry of the index. See UnityEditor.Search.SearchIndexer.GetKeywords.
Boolean exact

If exact is true, only the exact match of the value will be stored in the index (not the variations).

IndexPropertyComponents(Int32, String, String)

Split a value into multiple components.

Declaration
public void IndexPropertyComponents(int documentIndex, string name, string value)
Parameters
Type Name Description
Int32 documentIndex

Document where the indexed word was found.
String name

Key used to retrieve the value. See AddProperty(String, String, Int32, Boolean, Boolean)
String value

Value to add to the index.

IndexWord(Int32, String, Boolean, Int32)

Add a new word coming from a specific document to the index. The word will be added with multiple variations allowing partial search. See AddWord(String, Int32, Int32).

Declaration
public void IndexWord(int documentIndex, string word, bool exact = false, int scoreModifier = 0)
Parameters
Type Name Description
Int32 documentIndex

Document where the indexed word was found.
String word

Word to add to the index.
Boolean exact

If true, we will store also an exact match entry for this word.
Int32 scoreModifier

Modified to apply to the base score for a specific word.

IndexWord(Int32, String, Int32, Boolean, Int32)

Add a new word coming from a specific document to the index. The word will be added with multiple variations allowing partial search. See AddWord(String, Int32, Int32).

Declaration
public void IndexWord(int documentIndex, string word, int maxVariations, bool exact, int scoreModifier = 0)
Parameters
Type Name Description
Int32 documentIndex

Document where the indexed word was found.
String word

Word to add to the index.
Int32 maxVariations

Maximum number of variations to compute. Cannot be higher than the length of the word.
Boolean exact

If true, we will store also an exact match entry for this word.
Int32 scoreModifier

Modified to apply to the base score for a specific word.

IndexWordComponents(Int32, String)

Split a word into multiple components.

Declaration
public void IndexWordComponents(int documentIndex, string word)
Parameters
Type Name Description
Int32 documentIndex

Document where the indexed word was found.
String word

Word to add to the index.

Search(String, SearchContext, SearchProvider, Int32, Int32)

Run a search query in the index.

Declaration
public override IEnumerable<SearchResult> Search(string searchQuery, SearchContext context, SearchProvider provider, int maxScore = 2147483647, int patternMatchLimit = 2999)
Parameters
Type Name Description
String searchQuery

Search query to look out for. If if matches any of the indexed variations a result will be returned.
SearchContext context

The search context on which the query is applied.
SearchProvider provider

The provider that initiated the search.
Int32 maxScore

Maximum score of any matched Search Result. See score.
Int32 patternMatchLimit

Maximum number of matched Search Result that can be returned. See SearchResult.
Returns
Type Description
IEnumerable<SearchResult>

Returns a collection of Search Result matching the query.
Overrides

SkipEntry(String, Boolean)

Called when the index is built to see if a specified document needs to be indexed. See skipEntryHandler

Declaration
public override bool SkipEntry(string path, bool checkRoots = false)
Parameters
Type Name Description
String path

Path of a document
Boolean checkRoots
Returns
Type Description
Boolean

Returns true if the document doesn't need to be indexed.
Overrides