PreferenceItem is deprecated. Use [SettingsProvider] instead ...

PreferenceItem is deprecated. Use [SettingsProvider] instead
UnityEditor.SettingsWindow:OpenUserPreferences()

Would like this nugget to not annoy my console which I actually use for my own dev

 

I would, but it's your code doing it, not mine. Happens every compile from something in 2018.3 / HDRP 3.0

 

I'm getting the same error and I'm not using the Post Processing package.

It started happening after I opened the Preferences window and now it happens constantly on code compile.

 

Yep, that sounds about right.

 

Just dock the new preferences and editor settings tab next to scene view, should do it each time its compiling from there on.

 

Settings has the issue as well: Win7 64bit - 2018.3.0b3

 

Hi LeonhardP,

we require examples how to use the [SettingsProvider] class for save/load stuff. The warning occur on several assets from the asset store now, because they use the preference settings to store Unity Editor Seettings.

We also use the [PreferenceItem()] for our editor variables extensively.

Code (CSharp):

1.  
2.         [PreferenceItem("ConsolE")]
3.         public static void OnGUI() {}
4.         [PreferenceItem("Compiler")]
5.         public static void OnGUI() {}
6.         [PreferenceItem("Amplify Texture 2")]
7.         public static void OnGUI() {}
8.         [PreferenceItem("DTK Splines")]
9.         public static void OnGUI() {}
10.        etc etc....
11.  

#pragma warning disable xxx. does not work because there is not value given for :
Trying to register preference item: "Compiler". [PreferenceItem] attribute is deprecated. Use [SettingsProvider] attribute instead.

Did you have a solution to suppress all these warning about [PreferenceItem]
This is really annoying!

 

I can't remember when it started but I'm getting it with Cinemachine:

Trying to register preference item: "Cinemachine". [PreferenceItem] attribute is deprecated. Use [SettingsProvider] attribute instead.

 

SettingsProvider based on UnityEditor. Can you provide a simple example to create an SettingsProvider.asset and load and save some fields? That would be very handy. Thank you.

 

Search for [SettingsProvider] in this .cs file:
https://github.com/Unity-Technologi...r/Mono/Inspector/GraphicsSettingsInspector.cs

 

Thank you..
Seems an ungly task to explore....

 

Pasting how to migrate your old [PreferenceItem] code in the most barebone way just in case someone want to get rid of the warning quickly :

Code (CSharp):

1. #if UNITY_2018_3_OR_NEWER
2.     private class MyPrefSettingsProvider : SettingsProvider
3.     {
4.         public MyPrefSettingsProvider(string path, SettingsScopes scopes = SettingsScopes.Any)
5.         : base(path, scopes)
6.         { }
7.  
8.         public override void OnGUI(string searchContext)
9.         {
10.             MyOldPrefCode();
11.         }
12.     }
13.  
14.     [SettingsProvider]
15.     static SettingsProvider MyNewPrefCode()
16.     {
17.         return new MyPrefSettingsProvider("Preferences/MyPref");
18.     }
19. #else
20.     [PreferenceItem("MyPref")]
21. #endif
22.     static void MyOldPrefCode()
23.     {
24.         EditorGUI.BeginChangeCheck();
25.         ....
26.     }
27.  

 

Hopefully Unity will update as well
Mine comes from "UnityEditor.SettingsWindow:OnEnable()"

 

Thanks, I used it on Zios Theme Editor: https://github.com/z3nth10n/unity-themes/commit/d2a3de9ab931e23e55ecd8eb7909cd706f28b585