EditorGUI.TextArea

Parameters

Returns

string The text entered by the user.

Description

Makes a text area.

This works just like GUI.TextArea, but correctly responds to select all, copy, paste etc. in the editor.


Text Area in an Editor Window.

using UnityEngine;
using UnityEditor;

// Create a window where you can have notes
// This doesnt preserve the notes between sessions.
//
// check EditorPrefs Get/SetString to save the notes.

class EditorGUITextArea : EditorWindow
{
    string note = "Notes:\n->";

    [MenuItem("Examples/Notes")]
    static void Init()
    {
        EditorWindow window = GetWindow<EditorGUITextArea>();
        window.position = new Rect(0, 0, 350, 70);
        window.Show();
    }

    void OnGUI()
    {
        note = EditorGUI.TextArea(new Rect(3, 3, position.width - 6, position.height - 35), note);
        if (GUI.Button(new Rect(0, position.height - 30, position.width, 25), "Close"))
        {
            this.Close();
        }
    }
}