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public static function GetDependencies(pathName: string): string[];
public static string[] GetDependencies(string pathName);
public static function GetDependencies(pathName: string, recursive: bool): string[];
public static string[] GetDependencies(string pathName, bool recursive);

Parameters

pathName The path to the asset for which dependencies are required.
recursive If false, return only assets which are direct dependencies of the input; if true, include all indirect dependencies of the input. Defaults to true.

Returns

string[] The paths of all assets that the input depends on.

Description

Given a pathName, returns the list of all assets that it depends on.

If recursive is true, the list returned will also include the input path itself.

public static function GetDependencies(pathNames: string[]): string[];
public static string[] GetDependencies(string[] pathNames);
public static function GetDependencies(pathNames: string[], recursive: bool): string[];
public static string[] GetDependencies(string[] pathNames, bool recursive);

Parameters

pathNames The path to the assets for which dependencies are required.
recursive If false, return only assets which are direct dependencies of the input; if true, include all indirect dependencies of the input. Defaults to true.

Returns

string[] The paths of all assets that the input depends on.

Description

Given an array of pathNames, returns the list of all assets that the input depend on.

If recursive is true, the list returned will also include the input paths themselves.

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