10 Useful C# Attributes for Intermediate and Advanced Game Devs

[@git-amend]

Happy Sunday! Actually, there are 11 Attributes in the video... I got carried away! 😂

[@klevialushi571]

Legend! Would've been great if you do more videos that include code refactoring and design patterns.

[@git-amend]

Of course!

[@mvviguilla]

we need you to get carried away more 😂

[@silchasruin4487]

The day that I stop learning anything new from you will be a sad day, I'll be happy cause I've grown and learned but sad cause I always enjoy your videos. Really enjoyed the video! Have a great one!

[@git-amend]

Thanks! Keep learning and keep coding!

[@EmilM-pb2hn]

Thank you for always doing intermediate and advanced tutorials!!

[@git-amend]

My pleasure!

[@VyvyanTheGreat]

Awesome! That base selection thing is sooo helpful

[@git-amend]

Yeah, that's for sure!

[@512Squared]

A super useful set of additions again... Legendary as usual

[@git-amend]

Thanks again!

[@Wbjpen]

That SceneRef library is literally game changing. Thanks!

[@git-amend]

Yes indeed!

[@teh1archon]

These were super useful thanks 🙏🏻👍🏻

[@git-amend]

You're welcome!

[@leptosurreal460]

Another great video, I really appreciate it. Could you make a video about adding modding to your game? I'm not sure how to approach it.

[@git-amend]

Not a bad idea, I'll write that down.

[@leptosurreal460]

@git-amend 👑

[@teledevgames]

@@git-amend would also like to know this, +1

[@timurradman3999]

11:11 WOOOOW, this is so helpful!!

[@git-amend]

Nice, glad to hear it!

[@mangakaray]

best channel ever, thanks for your content, you are beyond, and explain so good!!

[@git-amend]

Appreciate the support!

[@drewalkemade3715]

[SelectionBase] that'll be a timesaver! At the very least, a frustration saver...

[@git-amend]

Yeah, that's a good one!

[@leos-clockworks335]

Some very useful attributes here. I have some code gen things I do and I never thought about looking if there's a way to mark it as Implicitly used haha, so I'll add that. Thanks!

[@git-amend]

Nice, yeah that's a great use-case actually! I'll have to remember that.

[@bromanguy]

I love sundays, thanks for another great video!

[@git-amend]

Nice to hear that! Thank you!

[@mahdikhajoo]

as always thank you for great content

[@git-amend]

My pleasure!

[@LuizMoratelli]

Great topic, I love to write my custom attributes

[@git-amend]

Haha, me too!

[@FragileExistence]

Hmm, the searchable enum property drawer doesn't seem to show for me with the InspectorName attribute applied to enum values-- that particular aspect might come from another plug-in?

[@git-amend]

Maybe it’s new in Unity 6. I’ll have to check.

[@FragileExistence]

@@git-amend I'm using 6000.0.31f, so I don't think it's that :)

[@git-amend]

Apologies, the search is a feature that comes with Odin Inspector, but works with the InspectorName attribute (or just normal values too)

[@pixboi]

Those automatic ref things are useful!

[@git-amend]

💯

[@williamskouheidemann7645]

Great video! Do you prefer drag-and-drop into serialized fields or calling GetComponent/similar code to access other classes? Which solution scales better? Thanks!

[@git-amend]

I prefer GetComponent myself. I feel it is less prone to human error. As far as scaling goes, that's what the Scene Reference Attribute is for - so that all references can be established ahead of time.

[@HyagoPinheiro]

InspectorName attribute does not shown a searchable popup here on my Unity 6000.0.21. Is a specific unity version for this?

[@git-amend]

Apologies, the search is a feature that comes with Odin Inspector, but works with the InspectorName attribute (or just normal values too)

[@suntonio7187]

Yes! :D Get carried away! Please!

[@git-amend]

Wow that was a really fast FIRST

[@phanta_]

What would be the use case for execution order in real game scenario?

[@git-amend]

Consider something like a SpawnManager that needs to initialize enemy spawners before the AIController begins assigning behaviors to spawned enemies. By controlling execution order, you ensure that systems relying on specific initialization sequences, like pooling or event listeners, are fully prepared before dependent scripts run.

[@phanta_]

@git-amend Nice, thanks

[@damonfedorick]

Nice!

[@git-amend]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@marlonruvalcaba386]

When you said enum I expected the useful flag attribute but giving the enum names human readable names is less common.

[@git-amend]

Also useful, indeed.

[@actk1]

Does the function Child, Parent, Self, Anywhere work in Unity 5 too or just for Unity 6 ?

[@HizusHiz]

Btw, you can use the nullable reference types feature instead of JetBrains [NotNull] and [CanBeNull] attributes if you use C# 8.0 or higher. For example, to enable this feature for a specific file, just add #nullable enable at the top of the file.

[@Klu-czyk]

Great content, as always! I would add warning to first two attributes, as misused the can lead to errors. Its not an easy optimization switch.

[@YJPLAPI]

Another noteworthy are the ExecuteInEditMode or ExecuteAlways attributes. I use it to update my component when the component is dirtied in the inspector when I use functions that call SendMessage in some capacity like transform properties do. As an object can be potentially uninitialized objects during certain phases. It allows to circumvent that possible issue.