Get Current Project Window Folder

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I have a few editor scripts that make assets for me, but when I right-click and select my context menu item to create the asset I have no idea where to get the current project's path from, so I end up making the asset in the root of the assets folder.

I was hoping there might be some method or static property to return me this - anyone solved this one?

i.e. I have a ScriptableObject for behaviours. I right click in the Project window to create a new behaviour - I'd like that behaviour to be created at the location I right-clicked.

Thanks Bovine

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Answer by mhtraylor · Jul 09, 2013 at 10:47 PM

AssetDatabase has some methods for getting asset paths in the project; these might help.

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Bovine · Jul 09, 2013 at 10:49 PM 0

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None that I can see. I have looked and unless I've missed something...

mhtraylor · Jul 10, 2013 at 02:38 AM 0

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You can use AssetDatabase.GetAssetPath() on Selection.activeObject. You can make sure it is a directory with System.IO.Directory.Exists() or something similar. There was a similar question that looped through the selection array, but I'm guessing activeObject would be better since you are just right-clicking on a folder.

Hope this helps.

Bovine · Jul 10, 2013 at 04:16 AM 0

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Hmmm. I'll take a look but typically I've right-clicked in the folder, so not sure there's anything selected. I guess it might be a partial solution...

mhtraylor · Jul 10, 2013 at 12:59 PM 1

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Just double-checked this and right-clicking inside the folder does select it (or if you clicked an asset in the folder, you can extract the path from that as well).

Bovine · Jul 10, 2013 at 01:03 PM 0

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Righto I'll give that a whirl then later as it's a pain finding the new asset and should be easy to sort. Looking like a helper function to me :)

Will mark answered if it does as you say

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Use built-in property

You can use built-in property to generate a "create asset" menu

 [CreateAssetMenu( menuName = "Wappen Asset/WaveBankData" )]
 public class WaveBankData : ScriptableObject
 {

And it will magically added to right click menu -> Create. Has same functionality as Unity's one. It will be created in current browser location, prompt for a rename, etc.

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here is how TextMesh pro determine current right-click folder. If you call Selection.assetGUIDs under MenuItem call back, it will guarantee current displaying folder (the one that you clicked on its empty space)

     [MenuItem("Assets/Create/TextMeshPro/Color Gradient", false, 115)]
     public static void CreateColorGradient(MenuCommand context)
     {
         string filePath;

         if (Selection.assetGUIDs.Length == 0)
             filePath = "Assets/New TMP Color Gradient.asset";
         else
             filePath = AssetDatabase.GUIDToAssetPath(Selection.assetGUIDs[0]);

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