Unity - Scripting API: AssetDatabase.GetMainAssetTypeAtPath

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Declaration

public static Type GetMainAssetTypeAtPath(string assetPath);

Parameters

Parameter	Description
assetPath	Filesystem path of the asset to load.

Returns

Type Returns the type of the main asset object at assetPath.

Description

Obtains the type of the main asset object.

All paths are relative to the Project folder, for example: "Assets/MyTextures/hello.png".

using System.Collections.Generic;
using UnityEngine;
using UnityEditor;public class AssetDatabaseExamples : MonoBehaviour
{
    [MenuItem("AssetDatabase/Print Type Count")]
    static void GetAllAssetTypeCount()
    {
        var typeCount = new Dictionary<string, uint>();
        //Put all the types that were found in the typeCount dictionary and increment their count
        foreach (var guid in AssetDatabase.FindAssets("", new []{"Assets"}))
        {
            var path = AssetDatabase.GUIDToAssetPath(guid);
            var typeString = AssetDatabase.GetMainAssetTypeAtPath(path).ToString();
            if (typeCount.ContainsKey(typeString))
                typeCount[typeString]++;
            else
                typeCount.Add(typeString, 1);
        }
        //Print types and their count into the Unity Console
        foreach (var element in typeCount)
        {
            Debug.Log(element);
        }
    }
}