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EudenDev/InspectorToggleDebugShortcut.cs

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Unity script to activate inspector debug mode from a keyboard shortcut. By default F12 but can be changed via Edit/Shortcuts...
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InspectorToggleDebugShortcut.cs
using System;
using System.Reflection;
using UnityEditor;
using UnityEditor.ShortcutManagement;
using UnityEngine;
using Debug = System.Diagnostics.Debug;
public class InspectorToggleDebugShortcut : MonoBehaviour
{
private static Type UnityEditorInspectorType => typeof(Editor).Assembly.GetType("UnityEditor.InspectorWindow");
/// <summary>
/// Toggles the debug mode in the Unity Inspector window using the F12 key (by default).
/// </summary>
/// <remarks>
/// Retrieves the Inspector window via reflection and toggles the InspectorMode between Normal and Debug modes.
/// </remarks>
[Shortcut("Toggle Inspector Debug Mode", KeyCode.F12)]
private static void InspectorDebug()
{
EditorWindow targetInspector = EditorWindow.GetWindow(UnityEditorInspectorType);
if (targetInspector == null || targetInspector.GetType().Name != "InspectorWindow") return;
FieldInfo field =
UnityEditorInspectorType.GetField("m_InspectorMode", BindingFlags.NonPublic | BindingFlags.Instance);
Debug.Assert(field != null, nameof(field) + " != null");
var mode = (InspectorMode)field.GetValue(targetInspector);
mode = (mode == InspectorMode.Normal ? InspectorMode.Debug : InspectorMode.Normal);
MethodInfo method =
UnityEditorInspectorType.GetMethod("SetMode", BindingFlags.NonPublic | BindingFlags.Instance);
Debug.Assert(method != null, nameof(method) + " != null");
method.Invoke(targetInspector, new object[] { mode });
// Refresh the Inspector window
targetInspector.Repaint();
}
}
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