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Close| position | Rectangle on the screen to use for the text field. |
| text | Text to edit. The return value of this function should be assigned back to the string as shown in the example. |
| maxLength | The maximum length of the string. If left out, the user can type for ever and ever. |
| style | The style to use. If left out, the textField style from the current GUISkin is used. |
string The edited string.
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); }
using UnityEngine; using System.Collections; public class ExampleClass : MonoBehaviour { public string stringToEdit = "Hello World"; void OnGUI() { stringToEdit = GUI.TextField(new Rect(10, 10, 200, 20), stringToEdit, 25); } }
import UnityEngine import System.Collections public class ExampleClass(MonoBehaviour): public stringToEdit as string = 'Hello World' def OnGUI() as void: stringToEdit = GUI.TextField(Rect(10, 10, 200, 20), stringToEdit, 25)