ParagonDrawer

Abstract base class for Paragon property drawers. Wraps Odin Inspector's OdinValueDrawer<TProperty> and adds a convenience target property that directly accesses the drawn value without going through ValueEntry.SmartValue.

Definition

Namespace: Paragon.Editor Assembly: Paragon.Editor.dll

public abstract class ParagonDrawer<TProperty> : OdinValueDrawer<TProperty>

Inheritance: OdinValueDrawer<TProperty> → ParagonDrawer<TProperty>

Properties

Property	Type	Access	Description
target	TProperty	public	Shorthand for ValueEntry.SmartValue — the current property value being drawn

Extension Points

Required Overrides

Method	Purpose
DrawPropertyLayout(GUIContent label)	Main IMGUI drawing method (inherited from OdinValueDrawer<T>)

Optional Overrides

Method	Purpose
Initialize()	One-time initialization (inherited from OdinValueDrawer<T>)

Implementation Requirements

When subclassing, you MUST:

1. Override DrawPropertyLayout(GUIContent label) to render the property

You SHOULD:

• Use target instead of ValueEntry.SmartValue for cleaner code

• Add [DrawerPriority] to control drawer ordering when competing with other drawers

• Use Paragon's DrawGUI utilities for consistent styling

Examples

Basic IMGUI Drawer

[DrawerPriority(DrawerPriorityLevel.SuperPriority)]
public class MyTypeDrawer : ParagonDrawer<MyType>
{
    protected override void DrawPropertyLayout(GUIContent label)
    {
        // Access the value directly
        MyType value = target;

        using (DrawGUI.Box())
        {
            SirenixEditorGUI.Title(label?.text ?? "My Type", "", TextAlignment.Left, false);
            // Draw custom IMGUI content...
        }
    }
}

For drawers that need UI Toolkit (VisualElement) rendering instead of IMGUI, use ParagonVisualElementDrawer<TProperty> instead.

See Also

• ParagonVisualElementDrawer<TProperty> — UI Toolkit variant of this drawer

• ParagonEditor — base class for full custom editors

• Objects — editor objects overview