Shader.Find() equivalent for Compute Shaders?

Questions & Answers
1

I’d like to reference a Compute Shader from within a script without having to assign it to a public variable using the editor. This can be done with normal shaders using Shader.Find(). Is there an equivalent for Compute Shaders?

2

Turns out you can load it like any other asset. Put the compute shader in a “Resources” folder, and then load it during runtime with:

ComputeShader cs = (ComputeShader)Resources.Load("NameOfShader")

Do not include the file’s extension (i.e *.compute).

3

ComputeShader cs;
string shaderName = “name_of_shader”;
ComputeShader compShaders = (ComputeShader)Resources.FindObjectsOfTypeAll(typeof(ComputeShader));
for (int i = 0; i < compShaders.Length; i++)
{
if (compShaders*.name == shaderName)*

  • {*
    _ cs = compShaders*;_
    _     break;_
    _     }_
    _    }*_