/// Credit 00christian00
/// Sourced from - http://forum.unity3d.com/threads/any-way-to-show-part-of-an-image-without-using-mask.360085/#post-2332030


namespace UnityEngine.UI.Extensions
{
    [AddComponentMenu("UI/Extensions/UIImageCrop")]
    [ExecuteInEditMode]
    [RequireComponent(typeof(RectTransform))]
    public class UIImageCrop : MonoBehaviour
    {
        MaskableGraphic mGraphic;
        Material mat;
        int XCropProperty, YCropProperty;
        public float XCrop = 0f;
        public float YCrop = 0f;


        // Use this for initialization
        void Start()
        {

            SetMaterial();
        }
        public void SetMaterial()
        {
            mGraphic = this.GetComponent<MaskableGraphic>();
            XCropProperty = Shader.PropertyToID("_XCrop");
            YCropProperty = Shader.PropertyToID("_YCrop");
            if (mGraphic != null)
            {
                mat = mGraphic.material;

            }
            else Debug.LogError("Please attach a UI component");
        }
        public void OnValidate()
        {
            SetMaterial();
            SetXCrop(XCrop);
            SetYCrop(YCrop);
        }
        /// <summary>
        /// Set the x crop factor, with x being a normalized value 0-1f.  
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="xcrop"></param>
        public void SetXCrop(float xcrop)
        {
            XCrop = Mathf.Clamp01(xcrop);
            mat.SetFloat(XCropProperty, XCrop);
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Set the y crop factor, with y being a normalized value 0-1f.  
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="ycrop"></param>
        public void SetYCrop(float ycrop)
        {
            YCrop = Mathf.Clamp01(ycrop);
            mat.SetFloat(YCropProperty, YCrop);
        }
    }
}