EditorUtility.InstanceIDToObject

Parameters

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.

	// Simple editor window that prints on the console the GameObject
	// name given an ID.
	// If no objec is found it prints an error.

	class EditorUtilityInstanceIDToObject extends EditorWindow {

		var id : int;
		@MenuItem("Examples/ID To Name")
		static function Init() {
			var window = GetWindow(EditorUtilityInstanceIDToObject);
			window.position = Rect(0,0,160, 60);
			window.Show();
		}

		function OnGUI() {
			id = EditorGUILayout.IntField("Instance ID:",id);
			if(GUILayout.Button("Find Name")) {
				var 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);
			}
		}
	}