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Unity3D get / set project window search content
/*
* References:
* https://github.com/Unity-Technologies/UnityCsReference/blob/master/Editor/Mono/ProjectWindow/SearchFilter.cs
* https://github.com/jamesjlinden/unity-decompiled/blob/master/UnityEditor/UnityEditor/ProjectBrowser.cs
*/
public class ProjectWindowHelper
{
public struct ProjectSearch
{
public string filter;
public string[] assetLabels;
public string[] classNames;
//Debugging
public override string ToString()
{
string str = "";
if (filter != null)
str += "SearchFilter: " + filter;
if (assetLabels != null && assetLabels.Length > 0)
{
str += " Labels: [";
for (int i = 0; i < assetLabels.Length;i++)
{
if (i > 0)
str += ",";
str += assetLabels[i];
}
str += "] ";
}
if (classNames != null)
{
str += " Class Names: [";
for (int i = 0; i < classNames.Length; i++)
{
if (i > 0)
str += ",";
str += assetLabels[i];
}
str += "] ";
}
return str;
}
}
//Returns project window
private static EditorWindow GetProjectWindow()
{
EditorWindow[] windows = (EditorWindow[])Resources.FindObjectsOfTypeAll(typeof(EditorWindow));
EditorWindow projectWindow = null;
foreach (EditorWindow window in windows)
{
if (window.GetType().ToString() == "UnityEditor.ProjectBrowser")
{
projectWindow = window;
break;
}
}
return projectWindow;
}
//Forces project search string
public static void SetProjectSearch(string filter)
{
EditorWindow projectWindow = GetProjectWindow();
if (projectWindow == null)
return;
MethodInfo setSearchType = projectWindow.GetType().GetMethod("SetSearch", new[] { typeof(string) });
setSearchType.Invoke(projectWindow, new object[] { filter });
}
//Forces project search
public static void SetProjectSearch(ProjectSearch projectSearch)
{
EditorWindow projectWindow = GetProjectWindow();
if (projectWindow == null)
return;
System.Type searchFilterType = projectWindow.GetType().GetField("m_SearchFilter", BindingFlags.Instance | BindingFlags.NonPublic).FieldType;
MethodInfo setSearchType = projectWindow.GetType().GetMethod("SetSearch", new[] { searchFilterType });
object searchFilterObject = System.Activator.CreateInstance(searchFilterType);
searchFilterType.GetField("m_NameFilter", BindingFlags.Instance | BindingFlags.NonPublic).SetValue(searchFilterObject, projectSearch.filter);
searchFilterType.GetField("m_ClassNames", BindingFlags.Instance | BindingFlags.NonPublic).SetValue(searchFilterObject, projectSearch.classNames);
searchFilterType.GetField("m_AssetLabels", BindingFlags.Instance | BindingFlags.NonPublic).SetValue(searchFilterObject, projectSearch.assetLabels);
setSearchType.Invoke(projectWindow, new object[] { searchFilterObject });
}
//Returns project search string (tags / labels not included!!!)
public static string GetProjectSearchString()
{
EditorWindow projectWindow = GetProjectWindow();
if (projectWindow == null)
return null;
FieldInfo field = projectWindow.GetType().GetField("m_SearchFilter", BindingFlags.Instance | BindingFlags.NonPublic);
object filter = field.GetValue(projectWindow);
return (string)field.FieldType.GetField("m_NameFilter", BindingFlags.Instance | BindingFlags.NonPublic).GetValue(filter);
}
//Returns project search string (tags / labels not included!!!)
public static ProjectSearch GetProjectSearch()
{
EditorWindow projectWindow = GetProjectWindow();
if (projectWindow == null)
return new ProjectSearch();
FieldInfo field = projectWindow.GetType().GetField("m_SearchFilter", BindingFlags.Instance | BindingFlags.NonPublic);
object searchFilter = field.GetValue(projectWindow);
ProjectSearch projectSearch = new ProjectSearch();
projectSearch.filter = (string)field.FieldType.GetField("m_NameFilter", BindingFlags.Instance | BindingFlags.NonPublic).GetValue(searchFilter);
projectSearch.classNames = (string[])field.FieldType.GetField("m_ClassNames", BindingFlags.Instance | BindingFlags.NonPublic).GetValue(searchFilter);
projectSearch.assetLabels = (string[])field.FieldType.GetField("m_AssetLabels", BindingFlags.Instance | BindingFlags.NonPublic).GetValue(searchFilter);
return projectSearch;
}
}
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