EditorUtility.CreateGameObjectWithHideFlags

Description

Creates a game object with HideFlags and specified components.

This is very similar to creating a GameObject the usual way, except it sets the specified HideFlags immediately.

Editor Window that shows how does the example looks.

#pragma strict
public class CreateGOHideFlagsExample extends EditorWindow {
	var objName: String = "GameObject";
	var instanceID: int = 0;
	var create: boolean = true;
	var go: GameObject = null;
	var hideHierarchy: boolean = false;
	@MenuItem("Example/GameObject Flags")
	static function Init() {
		// Get existing open window or if none, make a new one:
		var window: CreateGOHideFlagsExample = CreateGOHideFlagsExampleEditorWindow.GetWindow(CreateGOHideFlagsExample);
		window.Show();
	}
	function OnGUI() {
		create = EditorGUILayout.Toggle("Create a GO:", create);
		GUI.enabled = create;
		objName = EditorGUILayout.TextField("GameObject Name:", objName);
		if (GUILayout.Button("Create")) {
			var created: GameObject = EditorUtility.CreateGameObjectWithHideFlags(objName, hideHierarchy ? HideFlags.HideInHierarchy : 0);
			instanceID = created.GetInstanceID();
			Debug.Log("Created GameObject ID: " + instanceID);
		}
		GUI.enabled = !create;
		EditorGUILayout.BeginHorizontal();
		instanceID = EditorGUILayout.IntField("Instance ID:", instanceID);
		if (GUILayout.Button("Search & Update flags")) {
			go = null;
			go = EditorUtility.InstanceIDToObject(instanceID) as GameObject;
			if (go)
				go.hideFlags = hideHierarchy ? HideFlags.HideInHierarchy : 0;
		}
		EditorGUILayout.EndHorizontal();
		if (!go)
			EditorGUILayout.LabelField("Object: ", (go == null) ? "No object was found" : go.name);
		GUI.enabled = true;
		hideHierarchy = EditorGUILayout.Toggle("HideInHierarchy", hideHierarchy);
	}
	function OnInspectorUpdate() {
		Repaint();
	}
}

using UnityEngine;
using UnityEditor;

public class CreateGOHideFlagsExample : EditorWindow
{
	string objName = "GameObject";
	int instanceID = 0;
	bool create = true;
	GameObject go = null;
	bool hideHierarchy = false;

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

	void OnGUI( )
	{
		create = EditorGUILayout.Toggle( "Create a GO:", create );
		GUI.enabled = create;

		objName = EditorGUILayout.TextField( "GameObject Name:", objName );
		if( GUILayout.Button( "Create" ) )
		{
			GameObject created = EditorUtility.CreateGameObjectWithHideFlags( objName,
													hideHierarchy ? HideFlags.HideInHierarchy : 0);

			instanceID = created.GetInstanceID( );
			Debug.Log( "Created GameObject ID: " + instanceID );
		}

		GUI.enabled = !create;

		EditorGUILayout.BeginHorizontal( );

		instanceID = EditorGUILayout.IntField( "Instance ID:", instanceID );

		if( GUILayout.Button( "Search & Update flags" ) )
		{
			go = null;
			go = EditorUtility.InstanceIDToObject( instanceID ) as GameObject;
			if( go )
				go.hideFlags = hideHierarchy ? HideFlags.HideInHierarchy : 0;
		}

		EditorGUILayout.EndHorizontal( );

		if( !go )
			EditorGUILayout.LabelField( "Object: ", (go == null) ? "No object was found" : go.name );

		GUI.enabled = true;
		hideHierarchy = EditorGUILayout.Toggle( "HideInHierarchy", hideHierarchy );
	}

	void OnInspectorUpdate( )
	{
		Repaint( );
	}
}