EditorUtility.InstanceIDToObject

Description

Translates an instance ID to a reference to an object.

If the object is not loaded from disk, loads it from disk.


Editor Window to enter the instance ID and print the name of the object.

#pragma strict
public class InstanceIDToObjectExample extends EditorWindow {
	static var id: int;
	@MenuItem("Example/ID To Name")
	static function Init() {
		// Get existing open window or if none, make a new one:
		var window: InstanceIDToObjectExample = InstanceIDToObjectExampleEditorWindow.GetWindow(InstanceIDToObjectExample);
		window.Show();
	}
	function OnGUI() {
		id = EditorGUILayout.IntField("Instance ID:", id);
		if (GUILayout.Button("Find Name")) {
			var obj: Object = EditorUtility.InstanceIDToObject(id);
			if (!obj)
				Debug.LogError("No object could be found with instance id: " + id);
			else
				Debug.Log("Object's name: " + obj.name);
		}
	}
	function OnInspectorUpdate() {
		Repaint();
	}
}

using UnityEngine;
using UnityEditor;

public class InstanceIDToObjectExample : EditorWindow
{
    static int id;

    [MenuItem("Example/ID To Name")]
    static void Init()
    {
        // Get existing open window or if none, make a new one:
        InstanceIDToObjectExample window = (InstanceIDToObjectExample)EditorWindow.GetWindow(typeof(InstanceIDToObjectExample));
        window.Show();
    }

    void OnGUI()
    {
        id = EditorGUILayout.IntField("Instance ID:", id);
        if (GUILayout.Button("Find Name"))
        {
            Object obj = EditorUtility.InstanceIDToObject(id);
            if (!obj)
                Debug.LogError("No object could be found with instance id: " + id);
            else
                Debug.Log("Object's name: " + obj.name);
        }
    }

    void OnInspectorUpdate()
    {
        Repaint();
    }
}