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BuildingBlock Class

Extends MonoBehaviour
Building Blocks are designed to help developers discover and install XR features using the Meta XR SDK.
The BuildingBlock MonoBehaviour is used as a container for Metadata. It stores its BlockId, InstanceId, Version as well as InstallationRoutineCheckpoint which helps the Building Blocks system to keep track of which blocks are installed or not, specifically to properly manage dependency chains.
In Editor, you can delete this component by right-clicking the object and using Building Blocks > Break Block Connection, which will erase the Metadata and stop treating the GameObject as a block.
The BuildingBlock MonoBehaviour is not meant to be added dynamically to an existing GameObject at runtime as it requires some specific metadata to properly work register with the Building Blocks system.

Properties

BlockId : string
[Get]
Identifies the Meta.XR.BuildingBlocks.Editor.BlockData that this block originates from.
Signature 
string Meta.XR.BuildingBlocks.BuildingBlock.BlockId
InstallationRoutineCheckpoint : InstallationRoutineCheckpoint
[Get][Set]
Contains all Metadata related to the installation of the block, typically the variants and interfaces choices required by the installation process.
This data is serialized into the scene (or prefab) on the related GameObject.
Signature 
InstallationRoutineCheckpoint Meta.XR.BuildingBlocks.BuildingBlock.InstallationRoutineCheckpoint
InstanceId : string
[Get]
A unique identifier string representing the block instance.
Signature 
string Meta.XR.BuildingBlocks.BuildingBlock.InstanceId
Version : int
[Get]
The version integer of the block, set up during the installation of the block.
This value is used to detect whether or not an update is available for this block.
Signature 
int Meta.XR.BuildingBlocks.BuildingBlock.Version
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