Class DebugUI

The DebugUI class defines a collection of debug UI components that are useful for debugging and profiling Rendering features

Inheritance
object
DebugUI
Inherited Members
Namespace: UnityEngine.Rendering
Assembly: Unity.RenderPipelines.Core.Runtime.dll
Syntax
public class DebugUI
Remarks

Widgets can be added to the UI, customized, and manipulated at runtime or during editor sessions. The class supports various widget types, including buttons, read-only value fields, and progress bars. It also provides mechanisms for organizing these widgets into containers. Each widget has a set of flags to control its visibility and behavior depending on whether it is used in the editor or at runtime. The widgets can also contain callbacks for conditional visibility at runtime. Important Notes:

  • Widgets can be nested inside containers, allowing for organized groupings of debug UI elements.
  • Widgets may be runtime-only, editor-only, or both, allowing them to behave differently depending on the application's state (e.g., whether it is in the editor or playing at runtime).
  • DebugUI also includes helper methods for widget initialization, such as compact initialization using the NameAndTooltip struct.

This API lets you do the following:

  • Specify widget behavior such as "EditorOnly", "RuntimeOnly", "EditorForceUpdate", and "FrequentlyUsed".
  • Show dynamic data with optional formatting.
  • Specify delegate functions to show or hide widgets

Related Resources:

Examples
using UnityEngine;
using UnityEngine.Rendering;

public class DebugUIExample : MonoBehaviour
{
    private DebugUI.Button button;
    private DebugUI.Value timeValue;

    void Start()
    {
        // Create a button widget that logs a message when you select it
        button = new DebugUI.Button
        {
            displayName = "Log Message Button",
            action = () => Debug.Log("Button selected"),
            isHiddenCallback = () => true,
        };

        // Create a value widget that displays the current time
        timeValue = new DebugUI.Value
        {
            // Set the display label
            displayName = "Current Time",

            // Set the format for the time
            getter = () => System.DateTime.Now.ToString("HH:mm:ss"),

            // Set the value to refresh every second
            refreshRate = 1f
        };

        // Add widgets to the UI (assuming a panel or container exists)
        // ....
    }
}

Extension Methods