Create AssetReference at runtime from key?

Is there any way we can make an AssetReference at runtime with just a key? I have a third party solution which uses AssetReferences for pooling, but I need to inject the pooled items at runtime based on some data that comes back from my server.

EDIT:
I am aware there is a constructor but it requires an asset GUID to be passed through, I need to create one using an "address/key".

 

Code (CSharp):

1. /// <summary>
2.         /// Construct a new AssetReference object.
3.         /// </summary>
4.         /// <param name="guid">The guid of the asset.</param>
5.         public AssetReferenceT(string guid) : base(guid)
6.         {
7.         }

 

Sorry, yes I know there is a constructor but passing through a "key" into an AssetReference does not seem possible, so I am asking if there is a solution for that right now. The current constructor requires an asset GUID to passed through, which is not what I need.

 

Have you actually tried that? Don't mind the "guid" name, in Addressables all assets can be addressed by either Guid or address interchangeably, by default. So just pass in the key, it should work.

 

To be honest I have not tried it recently. I think I did a while ago, but will give it another go. Would be good to have an official response around this, but I will try it tomorrow. Thanks.

 

Not working for me. I have to pass the GUID or else the AssetReference won't work.

 

Actually It seems I can initialize and load an

AssetReference

with an asset's address instead of GUID, but

RuntimeKeyIsValid()

returns false, even though I can actually load the asset if I call

LoadAssetAsync<>()

 

Yeah, I've been digging through the source code a lot bug haven't tried this with

RuntimeKeyIsValid()

. Seems like this class in unfinished. Anyway, why do you really need AssetReference for if you initialize it at runtime? Why not just call Addressables.LoadAssetAsync directly?

The only reason for AssetReference to exist is the custom drawer.

 

Because a lot of my methods take

AssetReference

's as parameters. Too bad I'll have to make versions that take strings

 

I mainly want to use this because a third party tool we are using (PoolBoss) now supports addressables but only for AssetReferences.