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public static function Box(image: Texture, params options: GUILayoutOption[]): void;
public static void Box(Texture image, params GUILayoutOption[] options);
public static function Box(text: string, params options: GUILayoutOption[]): void;
public static void Box(string text, params GUILayoutOption[] options);
public static function Box(content: GUIContent, params options: GUILayoutOption[]): void;
public static void Box(GUIContent content, params GUILayoutOption[] options);
public static function Box(image: Texture, style: GUIStyle, params options: GUILayoutOption[]): void;
public static void Box(Texture image, GUIStyle style, params GUILayoutOption[] options);
public static function Box(text: string, style: GUIStyle, params options: GUILayoutOption[]): void;
public static void Box(string text, GUIStyle style, params GUILayoutOption[] options);
public static function Box(content: GUIContent, style: GUIStyle, params options: GUILayoutOption[]): void;
public static void Box(GUIContent content, GUIStyle style, params GUILayoutOption[] options);

Parameters

text Text to display on the box.
image Texture to display on the box.
content Text, image and tooltip for this box.
style The style to use. If left out, the box style from the current GUISkin is used.
options An optional list of layout options that specify extra layouting properties. Any values passed in here will override settings defined by the style.
See Also: GUILayout.Width, GUILayout.Height, GUILayout.MinWidth, GUILayout.MaxWidth, GUILayout.MinHeight, GUILayout.MaxHeight, GUILayout.ExpandWidth, GUILayout.ExpandHeight.

Description

Make an auto-layout box.

This will make a box that contains static text or images but not other GUI controls. If you want to make a rectangular container for a set of GUI controls, use one of the grouping functions (BeginHorizontal, BeginVertical, BeginArea, etc...).


Boxes in the Game View.

	// Draws a texture and a label inside 2 different boxes
	var tex : Texture;

function OnGUI() { if(!tex) { Debug.LogError("Missing texture, assign a texture in the inspector"); } GUILayout.Box(tex); GUILayout.Box("This is an sized label"); }
using UnityEngine;
using System.Collections;

public class ExampleClass : MonoBehaviour { public Texture tex; void OnGUI() { if (!tex) Debug.LogError("Missing texture, assign a texture in the inspector"); GUILayout.Box(tex); GUILayout.Box("This is an sized label"); } }