Finding Game Objects and Components is now easier using this simple pattern

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for those who search for game objects and components in the scenes using

Code (CSharp):

1. GameObject.Find("")

,

Code (CSharp):

1. FindObjectOfType<>

,

Code (CSharp):

1. GetComponent<>

or any other searching method. and since searching for objects and components is a high cost operation and annoying for some people. This is a very simple and easy pattern that will make the process easier.
We start with making a class

Code (CSharp):

1. StaticObject

which holds the game object, its name, and a reference to its components that we will need to use. and then we create a class

Code (CSharp):

1. AllStaticObjects

which holds a list of the

Code (CSharp):

1. StaticObject

to assign in the inspector, and an indexer to search for the desired game object by its name.

Second step is creating a class

Code (CSharp):

1. StaticObjectComponent

which holds a component and its name. then a class

Code (CSharp):

1. AllComponents

which holds a list of

Code (CSharp):

1. StaticObjectComponent

to assign in the inspector, and an indexer to search for the desired component by its name.

Of course we don't forget to mark all the classes as

Code (CSharp):

1. [System.Serializable]

so that they be displayed in the inspector.

In our manager script, we make a singleton, and a public reference to

Code (CSharp):

1. AllStaticObjects

class to assign them from the inspector.

Now, if want to access a game object you can just type it like this :

Code (CSharp):

1. GameObject ui = (GameObject) StaticObjectsManager.Instance.AllObjects["UI Canvas"].TheGameObject;

if you want to access a component, you will type it like this :

Code (CSharp):

1. GameObject ui = (GameObject) StaticObjectsManager.Instance.AllObjects["UI Canvas"].TheGameObject;

It will look like this in the inspector


This is the full code

Code (CSharp):

1. using System;
2. using System.Collections;
3. using System.Collections.Generic;
4. using UnityEngine;
5.  
6. [System.Serializable]
7. public class AllStaticObjects
8. {
9.     public List<StaticObject> Objects;
10.  
11.     public StaticObject this[string name]
12.     {
13.         get
14.         {
15.             foreach (StaticObject staticObject in Objects)
16.             {
17.                 if (staticObject.Name == name)
18.                 {
19.                     return (staticObject);
20.                 }
21.             }
22.  
23.             throw (new MissingReferenceException("The game object with name -" + name + "- is not found"));
24.         }
25.     }
26. }
27.  
28. [System.Serializable]
29. public class StaticObject
30. {
31.     public string Name;
32.     public GameObject TheGameObject;
33.     public AllComponents AllComponents;
34. }
35.  
36. [System.Serializable]
37. public class AllComponents
38. {
39.     public List<StaticObjectComponent> Components;
40.  
41.     public StaticObjectComponent this[string name]
42.     {
43.         get
44.         {
45.             foreach (StaticObjectComponent component in Components)
46.             {
47.                 if (component.Name == name)
48.                 {
49.                     return (component);
50.                 }
51.             }
52.  
53.             throw (new MissingReferenceException("The component with name -" + name + "- is not found in the game object " + name));
54.         }
55.     }
56. }
57.  
58. [System.Serializable]
59. public class StaticObjectComponent
60. {
61.     public string Name;
62.     public Component Component;
63. }
64.  
65. public class StaticObjectsManager : MonoBehaviour
66. {
67.     public static StaticObjectsManager Instance;
68.  
69.     #region Singleton
70.     private void Awake()
71.     {
72.         if (Instance == null)
73.         {
74.             Instance = this;
75.             DontDestroyOnLoad(gameObject);
76.         }
77.         else
78.         {
79.             Destroy(gameObject);
80.         }
81.     }
82.     #endregion
83.  
84.     #region Game Objects
85.     public AllStaticObjects AllObjects;
86.     #endregion
87. }