Challenge 3: Editor menu
- Game Development course
- Expert
- Lesson 45/47
- 5 min
Write a tool method opened via MenuItem.
The MenuItem attribute
The [MenuItem] attribute adds a new row to the editor menu and runs that method when clicked. The method must be static because it is called without an object. The menu path, for example "Tools/Arac", decides where the tool sits in the menu, and the tool is written with the UnityEditor namespace.
[MenuItem("Tools/BasitArac")]
static void BasitArac()
{
Debug.Log("Arac calisti");
}This way development tools can be used straight from the menu.
Practice Simple menu tool
In the class EditorAraci, define the path Tools/BasitArac with [MenuItem]. Write a static method named BasitArac and in this method print the text "Arac calisti" with Debug.Log.
Starter code
using UnityEditor;
using UnityEngine;
public class EditorAraci
{
// MenuItem ozelligi ile Tools/BasitArac yolunu tanimla
// BasitArac adinda statik bir metod yaz
// "Arac calisti" metnini yazdir
}Sample solution
using UnityEditor;
using UnityEngine;
public class EditorAraci
{
[MenuItem("Tools/BasitArac")]
static void BasitArac()
{
Debug.Log("Arac calisti");
}
}Expected output
Arac calisti
Practice Scene check tool
In the class SahneAraci, define the path Tools/SahneKontrol with [MenuItem]. Write a static method named SahneKontrol and in this method print the text "Sahne hazir" with Debug.Log.
Starter code
using UnityEditor;
using UnityEngine;
public class SahneAraci
{
// MenuItem ozelligi ile Tools/SahneKontrol yolunu tanimla
// SahneKontrol adinda statik bir metod yaz
// "Sahne hazir" metnini yazdir
}Sample solution
using UnityEditor;
using UnityEngine;
public class SahneAraci
{
[MenuItem("Tools/SahneKontrol")]
static void SahneKontrol()
{
Debug.Log("Sahne hazir");
}
}Expected output
Sahne hazir
Questions and answers
Review the lesson questions together with their answers. To test yourself, solve the lesson interactively.
1 How must a method be defined for a [MenuItem] tool to work?
- As a static method Correct answer
- Inside the Update method
- As a MonoBehaviour component
- As a constructor
Explanation: The method called from the menu needs no instance, so it is defined as static.
2 The menu attribute
[____("Tools/Arac")] [MenuItem("Tools/Arac")]Explanation: The attribute that adds a tool to the menu is MenuItem.
3 Editor tool terms
| Term | Meaning |
|---|---|
MenuItem |
Attribute adding a method to the menu |
Statik metod |
A method called without an object |
Editör aracı |
A helper used during development |
Tools yolu |
Menu row where the tool appears |