EditorGUIUtility.ObjectContent

Description

Return a GUIContent object with the name and icon of an Object.

If the object is null, the icon will be picked according to type.


Object Content usage.

// Simple Editor Script that shows the icons of Transform, rigidbody, GameObject
// and MonoBehaviour in 4 buttons.

class EditorGUIUtilityObjectContent extends EditorWindow {

    @MenuItem("Examples/ObjectContent Usage")
    static function Init() {
        var window = GetWindow(EditorGUIUtilityObjectContent);
        window.Show();
    }

    function OnGUI() {
        EditorGUILayout.PrefixLabel("Select a type:");
        EditorGUILayout.BeginHorizontal();
            if(GUILayout.Button(EditorGUIUtility.ObjectContent(null,Transform).image))
                DoSomething();
            if(GUILayout.Button(EditorGUIUtility.ObjectContent(null,Rigidbody).image))
                DoSomething();
            if(GUILayout.Button(EditorGUIUtility.ObjectContent(null,GameObject).image))
                DoSomething();
            if(GUILayout.Button(EditorGUIUtility.ObjectContent(null,MonoBehaviour).image))
                DoSomething();
        EditorGUILayout.EndHorizontal();

        if(GUILayout.Button("Close"))
            this.Close();

    }

    function DoSomething() {
        Debug.Log("Hello there!");
    }
}

// Simple Editor Script that shows the icons of Transform,
// rigidbody and GameObject in 3 buttons.

using UnityEditor;
using UnityEngine;

public class ObjectContentExample : EditorWindow
{
    [MenuItem("Examples/ObjectContent usage")]
    static void Init()
    {
        ObjectContentExample window = (ObjectContentExample)GetWindow(typeof(ObjectContentExample));
        window.Show();
    }

    void OnGUI()
    {
        EditorGUILayout.PrefixLabel("Select a type:");
        EditorGUILayout.BeginHorizontal();
        if (GUILayout.Button(EditorGUIUtility.ObjectContent(null, typeof(Transform)).image))
            DoSomething("Transform");
        if (GUILayout.Button(EditorGUIUtility.ObjectContent(null, typeof(Rigidbody)).image))
            DoSomething("RigidBody");
        if (GUILayout.Button(EditorGUIUtility.ObjectContent(null, typeof(GameObject)).image))
            DoSomething("GameObject");
        EditorGUILayout.EndHorizontal();

        if (GUILayout.Button("Close"))
            this.Close();
    }

    private void DoSomething(string obj)
    {
        Debug.Log("Hello there " + obj + "!");
    }
}