Class MetadataAttribute

Provides a hint to the editor on where this metadata can be used. This is only used in the Editor and not considered when adding Metadata through script.

Inheritance

object

Attribute

MetadataAttribute

Namespace: UnityEngine.Localization.Metadata

Assembly: Unity.Localization.dll

Syntax

[AttributeUsage(AttributeTargets.Class)]
public class MetadataAttribute : Attribute

Examples

This example shows how a Translation Status Metadata could be created. This will only appear in the Metadata menu for String Table Entries.

[Serializable]
[Metadata(AllowedTypes = MetadataType.StringTableEntry)]
public class TranslationStatus : IMetadata
{
    public enum TranslationState
    {
        Initial,
        Translated,
        Reviewed,
        Final,
    }

    public TranslationState translationStatus = TranslationState.Initial;
}

Properties

Name	Description
AllowMultiple	Should it be possible to have more than 1 instance?
AllowedTypes	Describes where the Metadata can be added. This is used when generating the add Metadata menu.
MenuItem	Name to use in the add Metadata menu. If empty then the class name will be used.