Legacy Documentation: Version 4.5.0

Script language:

  • JS
  • C#
  • Boo
Script language

Select your preferred scripting language. All code snippets will be displayed in this language.

GUI.TextField

static function TextField(position: Rect, text: string): string;
static function TextField(position: Rect, text: string, maxLength: int): string;
static function TextField(position: Rect, text: string, style: GUIStyle): string;
static function TextField(position: Rect, text: string, maxLength: int, style: GUIStyle): string;

Parameters

positionRectangle on the screen to use for the text field.
textText to edit. The return value of this function should be assigned back to the string as shown in the example.
maxLengthThe maximum length of the string. If left out, the user can type for ever and ever.
styleThe style to use. If left out, the textField style from the current GUISkin is used.

Returns

string The edited string.

Description

Make a single-line text field where the user can edit a string.

	var stringToEdit : String = "Hello World";

function OnGUI () { // Make a text field that modifies stringToEdit. stringToEdit = GUI.TextField (Rect (10, 10, 200, 20), stringToEdit, 25); }