Virtual Methods

OnInitialize

Description

Called once when initializing PropertyView.

Very useful for make some initializations of properties and get view attribute.

void OnInitialize(SerializedProperty property, ViewAttribute viewAttribute, GUIContent label)
{
    // Some initialization...
}

Parameters

Parameter	Description
property	Serialized property with ViewAttribute.
viewAttribute	ViewAttribute of serialized property.
label	Label of serialized property.

Example

[ViewTarget(typeof(ExampleAttribute))]
public class ExampleView : PropertyView
{
    private ExampleAttribute exampleAttribute;

    // Called once when initializing PropertyView.
    public override void OnInitialize(SerializedProperty property, ViewAttribute viewAttribute, GUIContent label)
    {
        // Getting ExampleAttribute attribute from field.
        exampleAttribute = viewAttribute as ExampleAttribute;

        // Some other initializations here...
    }
}

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OnGUI

Description

Called for rendering and handling GUI events.

void OnGUI(Rect position, SerializedProperty property, GUIContent label)
{
    // Property GUI here...
}

Parameters

Parameter	Description
position	Position of the serialized property.
property	Serialized property with ViewAttribute.
label	Label of serialized property.

Example

[ViewTarget(typeof(ExampleAttribute))]
public class ExampleView : PropertyView
{
    // Called for rendering and handling GUI events.
    public override void OnGUI(Rect position, SerializedProperty property, GUIContent label)
    {
        GUI.Label(position, "Custom property view");
    }
}

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GetPropertyHeight

Description

Return height which needed to draw property.

float GetPropertyHeight(SerializedProperty property, GUIContent label)
{
    // Return height of property.
}

Parameters

Parameter	Description
property	Serialized property with ViewAttribute.
label	Label of serialized property.

Example

[ViewTarget(typeof(ExampleAttribute))]
public class ExampleView : PropertyView
{
    // Return height which needed to draw property.
    public virtual float GetPropertyHeight(SerializedProperty property, GUIContent label)
    {
        return 20;
    }
}