Custom Editor: Objectfield clears on play

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Hi there Uniteers o/
I am in the need of help once again. I am now trying to mess around with my own custom Editor for a script, though I am having issues with the EditorGuiLayout.ObjectField();
I have created an ObjectField, which shows in the inspector. In the ObjectField I assign a GameObject from the scene.
As soon I play the scene, the ObjectField simply clear itself, and then UnassignedReferenceExceptions starts to pop up in the console. I am pretty sure it is just me who is missing some vital part / understanding of using custom editors.
The code I use is:

using UnityEngine;
using System.Collections;
using UnityEditor;

[System.Serializable]
[CustomEditor (typeof(IronManScript))]
public class IronManScriptEditor : Editor{
	public TransitionMethod _TransistionMethod;
	public GameObject _TargetObject;
	
	public override void OnInspectorGUI()
    {
		IronManScript _TargetSys = (IronManScript)target;
		GUILayout.Label ("Transition methods", EditorStyles.boldLabel);
		_TransistionMethod = (TransitionMethod)EditorGUILayout.EnumPopup("Transition: ", _TransistionMethod);
		
		_TargetObject = (GameObject)EditorGUILayout.ObjectField("Target: ", _TargetObject, typeof(GameObject), true);		
		_TargetSys._Transition = _TransistionMethod;
		_TargetSys._Target = _TargetObject;
		
	}

}

The “IronManScript” is the class in which takes all my inspector values, and I am (nearly) sure that the IronManScript doesn’t intefer with the custom editor.

EDIT: I just figured out, the Objectfield’s value isn’t cleared if I change the ObjectField value during runtime. The Objectfield only clears itself if you assign the value before you play the scene.

** EDIT EDIT ** Okay, by the look of it it could be something about serializing. As far as I have read, it is about custom classes who doesn’t extends from Monobehavior have to be serialized with [System.Serializable]. But even when implementing it it doesn’t work. I have updated the code.

2

Okay, I am not really hundred percent sure of what I did, but I got it fixed.
Following this persons class setup, I got it working:

Apparently, the object which is suppose to be assigned in the inspector, has to be in a custom made class which doesn’t extend from Monobehavior, followed by utillizing [System.Serializable]

Why I don’t really know, but it works. About the EditorUtillity.SetDirty(target); it isn’t necessary. It still works even without it.

If anyone is stuck with the same problem, feel free to contact me and I’ll share my experience.

3

Hi i know it’s an old post, but i have a similar error and i can’t find a way to fix this.
Editor:

[CustomEditor(typeof(TilesDB))]
public class TileEditor : Editor
{
    public List<Object> source = new List<Object>();
    public List<Color> color = new List<Color>();
    public List<string> names = new List<string>();

    GUIStyle myStyle;

    void OnGui() {
        myStyle = new GUIStyle(GUI.skin.textField);
    }

    public override void OnInspectorGUI(){
        base.OnInspectorGUI();

        myStyle.alignment = TextAnchor.MiddleCenter;
        TilesDB tiles = (TilesDB)target;

        Init(tiles);
        
        for(int i = 0; i < tiles.custom_tiles.Count; i++){
            GUILayout.BeginHorizontal("", myStyle);
                EditorGUIUtility.labelWidth = 1f;
                EditorGUILayout.LabelField( "Tile: " + i, myStyle);
                GUILayout.BeginVertical();
                    GUILayout.FlexibleSpace();
                        names _= EditorGUILayout.TextField("Tile Name", names *,myStyle);*_

GUILayout.FlexibleSpace();
GUILayout.EndVertical();
source = EditorGUILayout.ObjectField(source*, typeof(Object), true, GUILayout.Width(80), GUILayout.Height(80));*
color = EditorGUILayout.ColorField(color*, GUILayout.Width(80), GUILayout.Height(80));*
GUILayout.EndHorizontal();
tiles.AddTile(source_, color*);
}*_

GUILayout.BeginHorizontal(“”, myStyle);
if(GUILayout.Button(“Add Tile”, GUILayout.Width(100), GUILayout.Height(100))){
tiles.Add();
}

if(GUILayout.Button(“Delete Last Tile”, GUILayout.Width(100), GUILayout.Height(100))){//
tiles.DeleteLast();
}
GUILayout.EndHorizontal();
}

public void Init(TilesDB tiles){
for(int i = 0; i < tiles.custom_tiles.Count; i++){
source.Add(new Object());
color.Add(new Color());
names.Add(“Tile Name”);
}
}
}

Script:
using System.Linq;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using UnityEngine;

[System.Serializable]
public struct ImageTiles{
public GameObject tile;
public Color color;
}

[System.Serializable]
public class TilesDB : MonoBehaviour{
[SerializeField]
public List custom_tiles;//add them on start to tiles and check
private static Dictionary<GameObject, Color> tiles = new Dictionary<GameObject, Color>(); //Save every tile and it’s PNG color

void Start() {
foreach(ImageTiles it in custom_tiles){
//tiles.Add(it.tile, it.color); //save all tiles on the inspector inside tile variable
}
}

public void Add(){
custom_tiles.Add(new ImageTiles());//
}

public void AddTile(Object tile, Color color){
if(tile == null){
Debug.LogError(“You created a new Tile but forgot to assign that a GameObject”);
return;
}

GameObject _tile = GetTile(tile.name);
if(_tile == null){
Debug.LogError(“Tile does not exists.”);
return;
}

foreach(KeyValuePair<GameObject, Color> t in tiles){ //look for every tile saved on the Dictionary
if(t.Key == _tile)return;
}

tiles.Add(_tile, color);
}

public GameObject GetTile(string name){

List temp_tiles = Resources.LoadAll(“Prefabs/Tiles/”).ToList();

foreach(GameObject tile in temp_tiles){
if(name == tile.name)return tile;
}
return null;
}

public void DeleteLast(){
custom_tiles.RemoveAt(custom_tiles.Count - 1);
}

public static GameObject GetTile(Color hexColor){ //Get Tile GameObject based on the Color recieved
foreach(KeyValuePair<GameObject, Color> tile in tiles){ //look for every tile saved on the Dictionary
if(tile.Value == hexColor)return tile.Key; //If Color matches, then return Tile’s GameObject
}

Debug.LogError(“This Color is not saved → " + hexColor + "
Make sure to add all Tiles inside TilesDB.SetTiles()”); //Error message + hint
return null;
}
}

i can set everything on the inspector and it should save it on Dictionary, but when i press start button, custom editor disappear and Dictionary got cleared.
Really i can’t fix this, please need help.