/// <summary>
/// try to find a given type. If not found, try to search in project,
/// and select the [index] in the array of items found
/// </summary>
/// <typeparam name="T"></typeparam>
/// <param name="found"></param>
/// <param name="pathWhereToSearch"></param>
/// <param name="index"></param>
/// <returns></returns>
public static T GetLastObjectOfThisTypeOrFindItByIndexInAsset <T>(ref UnityEngine.Object found, string pathWhereToSearch = "Assets/", int index = 0) where T : UnityEngine.Object
{
bool hasFound = PeekLogic.GetLastObjectOfThisType <T>(ref found);
if (hasFound)
{
return(found as T);
}
else
{
List <T> elements = ExtFindEditor.GetAssetsByGenericType <T>(pathWhereToSearch);
if (elements.Count == 0)
{
return(null);
}
if (index < 0)
{
return(elements[0]);
}
if (index >= elements.Count)
{
return(elements[elements.Count - 1]);
}
return(elements[index]);
}
}
/// <summary>
/// Useful to search a given scriptableObject
/// Find the last object of the given type in the project
/// (if this type has never been selected, search in project)
/// usage:
/// UnityEngine.Object found = null;
/// PeekLogic.GetLastObjectOfThisTypeOrFindItInAsset<YourScriptType>(ref found, "Assets/");
/// </summary>
/// <typeparam name="T">type of asset to search</typeparam>
/// <param name="found"></param>
/// <param name="pathWhereToSearch"></param>
/// <returns></returns>
public static T GetLastObjectOfThisTypeOrFindItInAsset <T>(ref UnityEngine.Object found, string pathWhereToSearch = "Assets/") where T : UnityEngine.Object
{
T element;
bool hasFound = PeekLogic.GetLastObjectOfThisType <T>(ref found);
if (hasFound)
{
return(found as T);
}
else
{
element = ExtFindEditor.GetAssetByGenericType <T>(pathWhereToSearch);
return(element);
}
}