// TODO: Find should identify unique instance
// TODO: Check if path is unique for object (with optional root)
// TODO: Implement forcing of unique name for GameObject
// - Rename GameObject
// - Rename all identically named siblings
// TODO: This should return GameObjects
/// <returns>the GameObjects specified by this path relative to parent</returns>
/// <remarks>
/// If the path matches no GameObjects the returned array will be empty.
/// An empty path matches parent.
/// A null parent matches active scene.
/// </remarks>
public Transform[] Find(Transform parent = null)
{
if (path.Count == 0)
{
return new Transform[] { parent }
}
;
List <Transform> findList = new List <Transform>();
Transform[] childList = TransformExtensions.Children(parent);
foreach (var childItem in childList)
{
// Evaluate match
var lhsRecurse = Clone() as PathName;
var rhsRecurse = new PathName(childItem.name, PathStep.Step.Name);
if (!MatchStep(lhsRecurse, rhsRecurse))
{
continue;
}
findList.AddRange(lhsRecurse.Find(childItem));
}
return(findList.ToArray());
}
/// <returns>an array of all GameObject matching name that are children of parent</returns>
/// <remarks>
/// Unlike Transform.Find() path separators are assumed to be a part of the name.
/// When parent = null the search begins with the scene root.
/// </remarks>
public static GameObject[] NameFind(PathName name, Transform parent = null, bool recurse = false)
{
List <GameObject> findList = new List <GameObject>();
Transform[] childList = TransformExtensions.Children(parent);
foreach (var child in childList)
{
if (name == child.name)
{
findList.Add(child.gameObject);
}
if (recurse)
{
findList.AddRange(NameFind(name, child, recurse));
}
}
return(findList.ToArray());
}