AssetDatabase.Contains

Parameters

Returns

bool Returns true if the object, EntityID, or InstanceID corresponds to a file in the Assets folder. Otherwise, returns false.

Description

Checks whether a given object is an asset.

using UnityEditor;
using UnityEngine;

public class AssetDatabaseExamples : MonoBehaviour
{
    [MenuItem("AssetDatabase/Contains Example")]
    static void ContainsExample()
    {
        //Material is created in memory and the Asset Database does not know about it
        var material = new Material(Shader.Find("Specular"));
        Debug.Log(AssetDatabase.Contains(material)); //Output will be false
        //Material is then saved to disk as an asset and therefore Asset Database knows that it exists
        AssetDatabase.CreateAsset(material, "Assets/Materials/MyMaterial.mat");
        Debug.Log(AssetDatabase.Contains(material)); //Output will be true
    }
}