/// <summary>
/// Finds a game object with the specified name, returning any match in scene before
/// trying to return any non-scene matches in the project. Checks GameObjects registered
/// with the specifier as its actor name first.
/// </summary>
/// <returns>
/// The specified game object.
/// </returns>
/// <param name='specifier'>
/// The name to search for.
/// </param>
/// <param name='onlyActiveInScene'>Only search active objects in the scene.</param>
public static GameObject FindSpecifier(string specifier, bool onlyActiveInScene = false)
{
if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(specifier))
{
return(null);
}
// Check for 'tag=' keyword:
if (SpecifierSpecifiesTag(specifier))
{
var tag = GetSpecifiedTag(specifier);
var taggedGO = GameObject.FindGameObjectWithTag(tag);
if (taggedGO != null)
{
return(taggedGO);
}
var results = Tools.FindGameObjectsWithTagHard(tag);
return((results.Length > 0) ? results[0] : null);
}
// Search registered actors:
var t = CharacterInfo.GetRegisteredActorTransform(specifier);
if (t != null)
{
return(t.gameObject);
}
// Search for active objects in scene:
var match = GameObject.Find(specifier);
if (match != null)
{
return(match);
}
if (onlyActiveInScene)
{
return(null);
}
// Search for all objects in scene, including inactive as long as it's a child of an active object:
match = Tools.GameObjectHardFind(specifier);
if (match != null)
{
return(match);
}
// Search for all objects, including loaded-but-not-instantiated (i.e., prefabs):
foreach (GameObject go in Resources.FindObjectsOfTypeAll(typeof(GameObject)) as GameObject[])
{
if (string.Compare(specifier, go.name, System.StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase) == 0)
{
return(go);
}
}
return(null);
}