LanguageEnglish
  • C#

EditorGUILayout.BeginHorizontal

Leave feedback

Declaration

public static Rect BeginHorizontal(params GUILayoutOption[] options);

Declaration

public static Rect BeginHorizontal(GUIStyle style, params GUILayoutOption[] options);

Parameters

Parameter Description
style Optional GUIStyle.
options An optional list of layout options that specify extra layout properties. Any values passed in here will override settings defined by the style.
Additional resources: GUILayout.Width, GUILayout.Height, GUILayout.MinWidth, GUILayout.MaxWidth, GUILayout.MinHeight, GUILayout.MaxHeight, GUILayout.ExpandWidth, GUILayout.ExpandHeight.

Description

Begin a horizontal group and get its rect back.

This is an extension to GUILayout.BeginHorizontal. It can be used for making compound controls.


Horizontal Compound group.

// Create a Horizontal Compound Button

using UnityEngine;
using UnityEditor;

public class BeginEndHorizontalExample : EditorWindow
{
    [MenuItem("Examples/Begin-End Horizontal usage")]
    static void Init()
    {
        BeginEndHorizontalExample window = (BeginEndHorizontalExample)GetWindow(typeof(BeginEndHorizontalExample));
        window.Show();
    }

    void OnGUI()
    {
        Rect r = EditorGUILayout.BeginHorizontal("Button");
        if (GUI.Button(r, GUIContent.none))
            Debug.Log("Go here");
        GUILayout.Label("I'm inside the button");
        GUILayout.Label("So am I");
        EditorGUILayout.EndHorizontal();
    }
}

Did you find this page useful? Please give it a rating:

Is something described here not working as you expect it to? It might be a Known Issue. Please check with the Issue Tracker at issuetracker.unity3d.com.

Copyright ©2005-2025 Unity Technologies. All rights reserved. Built from: 6000.2.0a8 (576a3645f209). Built on: 2025-03-18.
Tutorials Community Answers Knowledge Base Forums Asset Store Terms of use Legal Privacy Policy Cookies Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information