How do I add Prefabs from Resources folder to List

It seems to be unnecessarily difficult.
I can add to an Array just fine e.g.

Code (CSharp):

1. using System.Collections;
2. using System.Collections.Generic;
3.  
4. public class listResouresTest01 : MonoBehaviour
5. {
6.  
7.     public GameObject[] myArray;
8.  
9.     void Start()
10.     {
11.         myArray = Resources.LoadAll<GameObject>("myPrefab");
12.     }
13. }

But can't seem to figure out the syntax for a List

Right now if I want to add Prefabs to a List I do it this way e.g.

Code (CSharp):

1. using System.Collections;
2. using System.Collections.Generic;
3. using System.Linq;
4.  
5. public class listResouresTest01 : MonoBehaviour
6. {
7.    
8.     public List <GameObject> myList;
9.     public GameObject[] myArray;
10.    
11.     void Start()
12.     {
13.         myArray = Resources.LoadAll<GameObject>("myPrefab");
14.         myList = myArray.ToList();
15.     }
16. }

Is there a way to add Prefabs directly to a List?

 

I think it's

Code (csharp):

1.  
2. myList = new List<GameObject>(myArray);
3.  

 

did you even read my post?

I'm trying to add Prefabs to a "List" without having to add them to an Array first, then to a List

I don't even want to use an Array

 

Not possible. Resources.LoadAll will return an array. However there is no reason you need to make the array a class variable, simply declare it at the method level and let it fall out of scope naturally.

 

Resources.LoadAll returns an array.

Resources.LoadAll<GameObject>("myPrefab").ToList()

if you must, but its still going to allocate that array underneath..

 

Thanks guys

BoredMormon
thanks for the explanation

JamesLeeNZ
thanks for the example code

For whoever has run into to same problem, some code for ya

Code (CSharp):

1.  
2. using UnityEngine;
3. using System.Collections;
4. using System.Collections.Generic;
5. using System.Linq;
6.  
7. public class listResouresTest01 : MonoBehaviour
8. {
9.   public List <GameObject> myList;
10.  
11.   void Start()
12.   {
13.   //List = Array of "Resources" folder to List
14.   myList = Resources.LoadAll<GameObject>("myPrefab").ToList();
15.   }
16. }
17.  
18.  

more details
http://answers.unity3d.com/question...m-resources-folder-to-list.html#answer-993418

 

is ToList() depreciated?

 

Shouldn't be, you're possibly missing the "using System.Linq;" at the top ?