You can use the Unity Properties API to visit .Net objects at runtime. The Properties API is in the Unity.Properties namespace and it uses a visitor design pattern to visit .Net objects at runtime. The visitor pattern is a design pattern that allows you to add new operations to an existing object structure without modifying the structure itself. You can build various functionalities on top of the visitor pattern, such as serialization, data migration, deep data comparisons, and data binding.
Unity Properties allows you to use visitors on any given type. You can use the Properties API to do the following:
| Topic | Description |
|---|---|
| Property bags | Understand the concept and performance considerations about property bags. |
| Property visitors | Understand the concept and performance considerations about property visitors. |
| Property paths | Understand the concept and performance considerations about property paths. |
Use PropertyVisitor to create a property visitor |
Learn how to use the PropertyVisitor base class to create a property visitor from an example. |
| Use low-level APIs to create a property visitor | Learn how to use the IPropertyBagVisitor and IPropertyVisitor interfaces to create a property visitor from an example. |