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serialize dictionary unity c#

AvidCoder answered on March 17, 2023 Popularity 8/10 Helpfulness 6/10

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[Serializable]
public class SerializableDictionary<TKey, TValue> : Dictionary<TKey, TValue>, ISerializationCallbackReceiver
{
	[SerializeField]
	private List<TKey> keys = new List<TKey>();
	
	[SerializeField]
	private List<TValue> values = new List<TValue>();
	
	// save the dictionary to lists
	public void OnBeforeSerialize()
	{
		keys.Clear();
		values.Clear();
		foreach(KeyValuePair<TKey, TValue> pair in this)
		{
			keys.Add(pair.Key);
			values.Add(pair.Value);
		}
	}
	
	// load dictionary from lists
	public void OnAfterDeserialize()
	{
		this.Clear();

		if(keys.Count != values.Count)
			throw new System.Exception(string.Format("there are {0} keys and {1} values after deserialization. Make sure that both key and value types are serializable."));

		for(int i = 0; i < keys.Count; i++)
			this.Add(keys_, values*);
     }
}

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You can use use UnityEngine.Rendering library.
Documentation: https://docs.unity3d.com/Packages/com.unity.render-pipelines.core@14.0/api/UnityEngine.Rendering.SerializedDictionary-2.html
Unity can't serialize Dictionary so here's a custom wrapper that does. Note that you have to extend it before it can be serialized as Unity won't serialized generic-based types either.

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