/// <summary>
/// Instantiate a prefab asynchronously
/// Always creates a task on the Unity task scheduler even if already on the main thread.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="prefab">Prefab to be instantiated</param>
/// <typeparam name="T">Type of the prefab</typeparam>
/// <returns>Task that contains the instantiated prefab as the result</returns>
public static async Task <T> InstantiateAsync <T>(T prefab) where T : UnityEngine.Object
{
var task = UnityTaskFactory.StartNew(() =>
{
var instance = UnityEngine.Object.Instantiate(prefab);
instance.name = prefab.name;
return(instance);
});
await task.ConfigureAwait(false);
return(task.Result as T);
}
/// <summary>
/// Instantiate a prefab asynchronously
/// Always creates a task on the Unity task scheduler even if already on the main thread.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="prefab">Prefab to be instantiated</param>
/// <param name="parent">Transform the prefab should be parented to</param>
/// <typeparam name="T">Type of the prefab</typeparam>
/// <returns>Task that contains the instantiated prefab as the result</returns>
public static async Task <T> InstantiateAsync <T>(T prefab, Transform parent = null) where T : UnityEngine.Object
{
var task = UnityTaskFactory.StartNew(() =>
{
var instance = UnityEngine.Object.Instantiate(prefab, parent);
instance.name = prefab.name;
return(instance);
});
await task;
return(task.Result as T);
}