How GUIContent label is generated

I have a custom property drawer and I override the OnGui method with

Code (CSharp):

1. public override void OnGUI(Rect position, SerializedProperty property, GUIContent label)
2. {
3. //do things
4. }

My question is how the label is generated when this function is called?
And can I override it? (I know I can change the label inside the OnGui, but this is not what I am asking.)

For example "public override float GetPropertyHeight" can be used to change the height of the Rect transform)

 

You can pass a custom label to the EditorGUI.PropertyField method.

Code (CSharp):

1. var customLabel = new GUIContent("Custom Label");
2. EditorGUI.PropertyField(position, property, customLabel);

 

As I mentioned, I know I can create a new label but this is not what I am asking.

Again on a given

Code (CSharp):

1. [CustomPropertyDrawer(typeof(myClass))]
2. public class InspectorOfMyclass : PropertyDrawer
3. {
4.  
5.     public override void OnGUI(Rect position, SerializedProperty property, GUIContent label)
6.     {
7.           // do things here
8.     }
9.  
10. }

The OnGui method is called automatically when inspecting this class
My question is: How/where unity generates the "label"

 

Oh, I thought you just wanted to override the label shown in the inspector, my mistake.

I don't think you can actually change the display name of a property within Unity's internal systems without source code access. It is likely generated somewhere in Unity's native code based on the name of the property/field. There's a method called ObjectNames.NicifyVariableName that can be used to generate a display name from a variable name, so that could also be used internally.