koobas.hobune.stream
Custom Editor serializing data in prefab instance.
Dear Community,
I have a tiny script called 'Tile':
public class Tile : MonoBehaviour
{
[SerializeField]
private Vector2Int _coordinate;
public Vector2Int Coordinate
{ get { return _coordinate; } set { _coordinate = value;} }
}
and a custom editor:
[CustomEditor(typeof(Tile))]
public class TileEditor : Editor
{
Tile tile;
void OnEnable()
{
tile = (Tile)target;
}
public override void OnInspectorGUI()
{
Undo.RecordObject(tile, "Change on Tile");
tile.Coordinate =
EditorGUILayout.Vector2IntField("Position", tile.Coordinate);
}
}
It works fine. Even when I close Unity and open it again the data is serialized and everything seems to work.
In the Unity docs it says I should not do it like this when using instances of a prefab. Instead I should additionally be using 'PrefabUtility.RecordPrefabInstancePropertyModifications'.
Now I am scared to keep everything as it is, although it seems to be working for now. Since I don't grasp the concepts of these things but just use them I would be grateful for insight and good tips. Thank you.
