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Description
Controls whether the object is hidden, saved with the scene, and editable by the user.
using UnityEngine;
using System.Collections;
public class ExampleClass : MonoBehaviour
{
// Creates a material that is explicitly created & destroyed by the component.
// Resources.UnloadUnusedAssets will not unload it, and it will not be editable by the inspector.
private Material ownedMaterial;
void OnEnable()
{
ownedMaterial = new Material(Shader.Find("Diffuse"));
ownedMaterial.hideFlags = HideFlags.HideAndDontSave;
GetComponent<Renderer>().sharedMaterial = ownedMaterial;
}
// Objects created as hide and don't save must be explicitly destroyed by the owner of the object.
void OnDisable()
{
DestroyImmediate(ownedMaterial);
}
}