UXML element RepeatButton

A RepeatButton performs a repetitive action when users press and hold it. You define the action, a delay, and an interval. When users press the RepeatButton, the initial delay must be met before the first action starts, and then it repeats at the specified interval.

Note: A RepeatButton doesn’t have the same styling as a regular Button. You can apply the .unity-button USS class to it to make it look like a regular Button.

Create a RepeatButton

Although you can create a RepeatButton with UXML, you must create the action logic in C#. The following C# example creates a RepeatButton that logs a console message when pressed and held:

// The logging delays 100ms before starting and repeats every 50ms.
var repeatButton = new RepeatButton(() => { Debug.Log("Button being pressed"); }, 100, 50);
repeatButton.text = "Press and hold me";

// Apply the ".unity-button" USS class to make the RepeatButton look like a regular Button.
repeatButton.AddToClassList("unity-button");

C# base class and namespace

C# class: RepeatButton
Namespace: UnityEngine.UIElements
Base class: TextElement

Inherited UXML attributes

This element inherits the following attributes from its base class:

This element also inherits the following attributes from VisualElement:

USS classes

The following table lists all the C# public property names and their related USS selector.

You can also use the Matching Selectors section in the Inspector or the UI Toolkit Debugger to see which USS selectors affect the components of the VisualElement at every level of its hierarchy.

Additional resources

• Button