Use Shader Property To ID

 

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Insider Ed. 14 of 25 by @AdamMyhre1

Use Shader.PropertyToID(„_MyProp“) and Animator.StringToHash(„Run“) to cache IDs.

It avoids repeated managed-to-native calls and internal string lookups, improving performance in hot paths. Store the result and reuse it.#gamedev pic.twitter.com/6cEYLhBKZ9

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