Create a custom style for a custom control

Version: 2021.2+

This example demonstrates how to use custom USS variables in a custom control.

Example overview

This example creates a custom control that reads two colors from USS and uses them to generate a texture.

You can find the completed files that this example creates in this GitHub repository.

先决条件

This is an advanced example for developers familiar with Unity Editor, UI Toolkit, and C# scripting. You are recommended to have a basic understanding of the following concepts:

• UI Builder
• Visual Tree
• UXML
• USS

Create the custom control and custom style

Create a C# script to define the custom control and a USS file to define the custom style.

1. Create a Unity project with any template.

2. Create a folder named create-custom-style-custom-control to store your files.

3. In the ExampleElementCustomStyle folder, create a C# script named ExampleElementCustomStyle.cs and replace its contents with the following:

   using UnityEngine;
   using UnityEngine.UIElements;
   
   namespace UIToolkitExamples
   {
       public class ExampleElementCustomStyle : VisualElement
       {
           // Factory class, required to expose this custom control to UXML
           public new class UxmlFactory : UxmlFactory<ExampleElementCustomStyle, UxmlTraits> { }
   
           // Traits class
           public new class UxmlTraits : VisualElement.UxmlTraits { }
   
           // Use CustomStyleProperty<T> to fetch custom style properties from USS
           static readonly CustomStyleProperty<Color> S_GradientFrom = new CustomStyleProperty<Color>("--gradient-from");
           static readonly CustomStyleProperty<Color> S_GradientTo = new CustomStyleProperty<Color>("--gradient-to");
   
           // Image child element and its texture
           Texture2D m_Texture2D;
           Image m_Image;
   
           public ExampleElementCustomStyle()
           {
               // Create an Image and a texture for it. Attach Image to self.
               m_Texture2D = new Texture2D(100, 100);
               m_Image = new Image();
               m_Image.image = m_Texture2D;
               Add(m_Image);
   
               RegisterCallback<CustomStyleResolvedEvent>(OnStylesResolved);
           }
   
           // When custom styles are known for this control, make a gradient from the colors.
           void OnStylesResolved(CustomStyleResolvedEvent evt)
           {
               Color from, to;
   
               if (evt.customStyle.TryGetValue(S_GradientFrom, out from)
                   && evt.customStyle.TryGetValue(S_GradientTo, out to))
               {
                   GenerateGradient(from, to);
               }
           }
   
           public void GenerateGradient(Color from, Color to)
           {
               for (int i = 0; i < m_Texture2D.width; ++i)
               {
                   Color color = Color.Lerp(from, to, i / (float)m_Texture2D.width);
                   for (int j = 0; j < m_Texture2D.height; ++j)
                   {
                       m_Texture2D.SetPixel(i, j, color);
                   }
               }
   
               m_Texture2D.Apply();
               m_Image.MarkDirtyRepaint();
           }
       }
   }
   

4. Create a USS file named ExampleElementCustomStyle.uss and replace its contents with the following:

   ExampleElementCustomStyle {
       --gradient-from: red;
       --gradient-to: yellow;
   }
   

Use the custom control in UI Document

Create a UI Document to use the custom control and apply the custom style to the custom control.

1. In the ExampleElementCustomStyle folder, create a UI Document named ExampleElementCustomStyle.uxml.
2. Double-click ExampleElementCustomStyle.uxml to open it in the UI Builder.
3. Select Library > Project > UIToolkitExamples, and drag ExampleElementCustomStyle to the Hierarchy window. A grey square appears in the Viewport window.
4. Add the ExampleElementCustomStyle.uss file as an existing USS. This applies the custom USS variables to the square.

其他资源

• Create custom controls
• Controls
• Controls reference
• BEM standard