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GUI.FocusControl

static function FocusControl(name: string): void;

Parameters

nameName set using SetNextControlName.

Description

Move keyboard focus to a named control.

See Also: SetNextControlName, GetNameOfFocusedControl.

For focusing text in Editor GUI text fields, see EditorGUI.FocusTextInControl.

	// When pressed the button, selects the "username" Textfield.
	var username : String = "username";
	var pwd : String = "a pwd";
	function OnGUI () {
		// Set the internal name of the textfield
		GUI.SetNextControlName ("MyTextField");
		
		// Make the actual text field.
		username = GUI.TextField (Rect (10,10,100,20), username);
		pwd = GUI.TextField (Rect (10,40,100,20), pwd);

// If the user presses this button, keyboard focus will move. if (GUI.Button (Rect (10,70,80,20), "Move Focus")) GUI.FocusControl ("MyTextField"); }