/// <summary>
/// Method used when creating an UIComponent.
/// It looks if the selected object has a RectTransform (and returns it as the parent).
/// If the selected object is null or does not have a RectTransform, it returns the MasterCanvas GameObject as the parent.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="selectedObject"> Selected object </param>
protected static GameObject GetParent(GameObject selectedObject)
{
if (selectedObject == null)
{
return(UICanvas.GetMasterCanvas().gameObject); //selected object is null -> returns the MasterCanvas GameObject
}
return(selectedObject.GetComponent <RectTransform>() != null ? selectedObject : UICanvas.GetMasterCanvas().gameObject);
}
/// <summary>
/// Method used when creating an UIComponent that needs to be under an UICanvas directly.
/// It looks if the selected object has an UICanvas component (and returns it.
/// If the selected object does not have an UICanvas component it searches for one at it's hierarchy root.
/// If the selected object is null or no UICanvas was found, it returns the MasterCanvas GameObject to be used as a parent
/// </summary>
/// <param name="selectedObject"> Selected object </param>
protected static GameObject GetCanvasAsParent(GameObject selectedObject)
{
if (selectedObject == null)
{
return(UICanvas.GetMasterCanvas().gameObject); //selected object is null -> returns the MasterCanvas GameObject
}
if (selectedObject.GetComponent <UICanvas>())
{
return(selectedObject); //selected object has an UICanvas -> returns its GameObject
}
if (selectedObject.transform.root.GetComponent <UICanvas>())
{
return(selectedObject.transform.root.gameObject); //selected object root has an UICanvas -> returns the root GameObject
}
return(UICanvas.GetMasterCanvas().gameObject); //selected object is NOT null, but has no UICanvas -> returns the MasterCanvas GameObject
}