[AddComponentMenu("UI/Legacy/Input Field", 103)]
public class InputField : Selectable, IMoveHandler, IPointerDownHandler, IPointerUpHandler, IPointerEnterHandler, IPointerExitHandler, ISelectHandler, IDeselectHandler, IUpdateSelectedHandler, IBeginDragHandler, IDragHandler, IEndDragHandler, IPointerClickHandler, ISubmitHandler, IEventSystemHandler, ICanvasElement, ILayoutElement

Constructors

InputField()

Declaration

protected InputField()

Fields

m_CaretPosition

Declaration

protected int m_CaretPosition

Field Value

Type	Description
Int32

m_CaretSelectPosition

Declaration

protected int m_CaretSelectPosition

Field Value

Type	Description
Int32

m_CaretVisible

Declaration

protected bool m_CaretVisible

Field Value

Type	Description
Boolean

m_CursorVerts

Declaration

protected UIVertex[] m_CursorVerts

Field Value

Type	Description
UIVertex[]

m_DrawEnd

Declaration

protected int m_DrawEnd

Field Value

Type	Description
Int32

m_DrawStart

Declaration

protected int m_DrawStart

Field Value

Type	Description
Int32

m_Keyboard

Declaration

protected TouchScreenKeyboard m_Keyboard

Field Value

Type	Description
TouchScreenKeyboard

m_Mesh

Declaration

[NonSerialized]
protected Mesh m_Mesh

Field Value

Type	Description
Mesh

m_Placeholder

Declaration

[SerializeField]
protected Graphic m_Placeholder

Field Value

Type	Description
Graphic

m_Text

Declaration

[SerializeField]
[Multiline]
[FormerlySerializedAs("mValue")]
protected string m_Text

Field Value

Type	Description
String

m_TextComponent

Text Text used to display the input's value.

Declaration

[SerializeField]
[FormerlySerializedAs("text")]
protected Text m_TextComponent

Field Value

Type	Description
Text

Properties

asteriskChar

The character used to hide text in password field.

Declaration

public char asteriskChar { get; set; }

Property Value

Type	Description
Char

Remarks

Not shown in the inspector.

Examples

using UnityEngine;
using System.Collections;
using UnityEngine.UI; // Required when Using UI elements.

public class Example : MonoBehaviour
{
    public InputField mainInputField;

    void Start()
    {
        // changes the password symbol. 0 = $, 1 = ! 2 = £ and so on.
        mainInputField.asteriskChar = "$!£%&*"[0];
    }
}

cachedInputTextGenerator

Declaration

protected TextGenerator cachedInputTextGenerator { get; }

Property Value

Type	Description
TextGenerator

caretBlinkRate

The blinking rate of the input caret, defined as the number of times the blink cycle occurs per second.

Declaration

public float caretBlinkRate { get; set; }

Property Value

Type	Description
Single

caretColor

The custom caret color used if customCaretColor is set.

Declaration

public Color caretColor { get; set; }

Property Value

Type	Description
Color

caretPosition

Get: Returns the focus position as thats the position that moves around even during selection. Set: Set both the anchor and focus position such that a selection doesn't happen

Declaration

public int caretPosition { get; set; }

Property Value

Type	Description
Int32

caretPositionInternal

Current position of the cursor. Getters are public Setters are protected

Declaration

protected int caretPositionInternal { get; set; }

Property Value

Type	Description
Int32

caretSelectPositionInternal

Declaration

protected int caretSelectPositionInternal { get; set; }

Property Value

Type	Description
Int32

caretWidth

The width of the caret in pixels.

Declaration

public int caretWidth { get; set; }

Property Value

Type	Description
Int32

characterLimit

How many characters the input field is limited to. 0 = infinite.

Declaration

public int characterLimit { get; set; }

Property Value

Type	Description
Int32

Examples

using UnityEngine;
using System.Collections;
using UnityEngine.UI; // Required when Using UI elements.

public class Example : MonoBehaviour
{
    public InputField mainInputField;
    public string playerName;

    void Start()
    {
        //Changes the character limit in the main input field.
        mainInputField.characterLimit = playerName.Length;
    }
}

characterValidation

The type of validation to perform on a character

Declaration

public InputField.CharacterValidation characterValidation { get; set; }

Property Value

Type	Description
InputField.CharacterValidation

contentType

Specifies the type of the input text content.

Declaration

public InputField.ContentType contentType { get; set; }

Property Value

Type	Description
InputField.ContentType

Remarks

The ContentType affects character validation, keyboard type used (on platforms with on-screen keyboards), whether the InputField accepts multiple lines, and whether the text is autocorrected (on platforms that offer input auto-correction) or is treated as a password where the characters are not shown directly.

Examples

using UnityEngine;
using System.Collections;
using UnityEngine.UI; // Required when Using UI elements.

public class Example : MonoBehaviour
{
    public InputField mainInputField;
    public string playerName;

    void Start()
    {
        //Changes the character limit in the main input field.
        mainInputField.characterLimit = playerName.Length;
    }
}

customCaretColor

Should a custom caret color be used or should the textComponent.color be used.

Declaration

public bool customCaretColor { get; set; }

Property Value

Type	Description
Boolean

flexibleHeight

See ILayoutElement.flexibleHeight.

Declaration

public virtual float flexibleHeight { get; }

Property Value

Type	Description
Single

Implements

ILayoutElement.flexibleHeight

flexibleWidth

See ILayoutElement.flexibleWidth.

Declaration

public virtual float flexibleWidth { get; }

Property Value

Type	Description
Single

Implements

ILayoutElement.flexibleWidth

inputType

The type of input expected. See InputField.InputType.

Declaration

public InputField.InputType inputType { get; set; }

Property Value

Type	Description
InputField.InputType

isFocused

Whether the InputField has focus and whether it is able to process events.

Declaration

public bool isFocused { get; }

Property Value

Type	Description
Boolean

Examples

using UnityEngine;
using System.Collections;
using UnityEngine.UI; // Required when Using UI elements.

public class Example : MonoBehaviour
{
    public GameObject mainInputField;

    void Update()
    {
        //If the input field is focused, change its color to green.
        if (mainInputField.GetComponent<InputField>().isFocused == true)
        {
            mainInputField.GetComponent<Image>().color = Color.green;
        }
    }
}

keyboardType

They type of mobile keyboard that will be used.

Declaration

public TouchScreenKeyboardType keyboardType { get; set; }

Property Value

Type	Description
TouchScreenKeyboardType

layoutPriority

See ILayoutElement.layoutPriority.

Declaration

public virtual int layoutPriority { get; }

Property Value

Type	Description
Int32

Implements

ILayoutElement.layoutPriority

lineType

The LineType used by the InputField.

Declaration

public InputField.LineType lineType { get; set; }

Property Value

Type	Description
InputField.LineType

Examples

using UnityEngine;
using System.Collections;
using UnityEngine.UI; // Required when Using UI elements.

public class Example : MonoBehaviour
{
    public GameObject mainInputField;

    //When you press a button, this method is called.
    public void ChangeInputField(int type)
    {
        if (type == 0)
        {
            //Change the input field to "Single Line" line type.
            mainInputField.GetComponent<InputField>().lineType = InputField.LineType.SingleLine;
        }
        else if (type == 1)
        {
            //Change the input field to "MultiLine Newline" line type.
            mainInputField.GetComponent<InputField>().lineType = InputField.LineType.MultiLineNewline;
        }
        else if (type == 2)
        {
            //Change the input field to "MultiLine Submit" line type.
            mainInputField.GetComponent<InputField>().lineType = InputField.LineType.MultiLineSubmit;
        }
    }
}

mesh

Declaration

protected Mesh mesh { get; }

Property Value

Type	Description
Mesh

minHeight

See ILayoutElement.minHeight.

Declaration

public virtual float minHeight { get; }

Property Value

Type	Description
Single

Implements

ILayoutElement.minHeight

minWidth

See ILayoutElement.minWidth.

Declaration

public virtual float minWidth { get; }

Property Value

Type	Description
Single

Implements

ILayoutElement.minWidth

multiLine

If the input field supports multiple lines.

Declaration

public bool multiLine { get; }

Property Value

Type	Description
Boolean

Examples

using UnityEngine;
using System.Collections;
using UnityEngine.UI; // Required when Using UI elements.

public class Example : MonoBehaviour
{
    public InputField mainInputField;

    public void Update()
    {
        //Check to see if the input field is set to allow multiple lines.
        if (mainInputField.multiLine)
        {
            //Set the input field to only allow Single Lines, if it is currently set to allow Multiple lines.
            mainInputField.lineType = InputField.LineType.SingleLine;
            //Print to console
            Debug.Log("The main input field is now set to allow single lines only!");
        }
    }
}

onEndEdit

The Unity Event to call when editing has ended

Declaration

public InputField.EndEditEvent onEndEdit { get; set; }

Property Value

Type	Description
InputField.EndEditEvent

Examples

using UnityEngine;
using System.Collections;
using UnityEngine.UI; // Required when Using UI elements.

public class Example : MonoBehaviour
{
    public InputField mainInputField;

    // Checks if there is anything entered into the input field.
    void LockInput(InputField input)
    {
        if (input.text.Length > 0)
        {
            Debug.Log("Text has been entered");
        }
        else if (input.text.Length == 0)
        {
            Debug.Log("Main Input Empty");
        }
    }

    public void Start()
    {
        //Adds a listener that invokes the "LockInput" method when the player finishes editing the main input field.
        //Passes the main input field into the method when "LockInput" is invoked
        mainInputField.onEndEdit.AddListener(delegate {LockInput(mainInputField); });
    }
}

onSubmit

The Unity Event to call when editing has ended

Declaration

public InputField.SubmitEvent onSubmit { get; set; }

Property Value

Type	Description
InputField.SubmitEvent

Examples

using UnityEngine;
using System.Collections;
using UnityEngine.UI; // Required when Using UI elements.

public class Example : MonoBehaviour
{
    public InputField mainInputField;

    // Checks if there is anything entered into the input field.
    void LockInput(InputField input)
    {
        if (input.text.Length > 0)
        {
            Debug.Log("Text has been entered");
        }
        else if (input.text.Length == 0)
        {
            Debug.Log("Main Input Empty");
        }
    }

    public void Start()
    {
        //Adds a listener that invokes the "LockInput" method when the player finishes editing the main input field.
        //Passes the main input field into the method when "LockInput" is invoked
        mainInputField.onSubmit.AddListener(delegate {LockInput(mainInputField); });
    }
}

onValidateInput

The function to call to validate the input characters.

Declaration

public InputField.OnValidateInput onValidateInput { get; set; }

Property Value

Type	Description
InputField.OnValidateInput

Examples

using UnityEngine;
using System.Collections;
using UnityEngine.UI; // Required when Using UI elements.

public class Example : MonoBehaviour
{
    public InputField mainInputField;

    public void Start()
    {
        // Sets the MyValidate method to invoke after the input field's default input validation invoke (default validation happens every time a character is entered into the text field.)
        mainInputField.onValidateInput += delegate(string input, int charIndex, char addedChar) { return MyValidate(addedChar); };
    }

    private char MyValidate(char charToValidate)
    {
        //Checks if a dollar sign is entered....
        if (charToValidate == '$')
        {
            // ... if it is change it to an empty character.
            charToValidate = '\0';
        }
        return charToValidate;
    }
}

onValueChange

Declaration

[Obsolete("onValueChange has been renamed to onValueChanged")]
public InputField.OnChangeEvent onValueChange { get; set; }

Property Value

Type	Description
InputField.OnChangeEvent

onValueChanged

Accessor to the OnChangeEvent.

Declaration

public InputField.OnChangeEvent onValueChanged { get; set; }

Property Value

Type	Description
InputField.OnChangeEvent

Examples

using UnityEngine;
using System.Collections;
using UnityEngine.UI; // Required when Using UI elements.

public class Example : MonoBehaviour
{
    public InputField mainInputField;

    public void Start()
    {
        //Adds a listener to the main input field and invokes a method when the value changes.
        mainInputField.onValueChange.AddListener(delegate {ValueChangeCheck(); });
    }

    // Invoked when the value of the text field changes.
    public void ValueChangeCheck()
    {
        Debug.Log("Value Changed");
    }
}

placeholder

This is an optional ‘empty’ graphic to show that the InputField text field is empty. Note that this ‘empty' graphic still displays even when the InputField is selected (that is; when there is focus on it). A placeholder graphic can be used to show subtle hints or make it more obvious that the control is an InputField.

Declaration

public Graphic placeholder { get; set; }

Property Value

Type	Description
Graphic

Remarks

If a Text component is used as the placeholder, it's recommended to make the placeholder text look different from the real text of the InputField so they are not easily confused. For example, the placeholder text might be a more subtle color or have lower alpha value.

preferredHeight

Get the height of all the text if constrained to the height of the RectTransform.

Declaration

public virtual float preferredHeight { get; }

Property Value

Type	Description
Single

Implements

ILayoutElement.preferredHeight

preferredWidth

Get the displayed with of all input characters.

Declaration

public virtual float preferredWidth { get; }

Property Value

Type	Description
Single

Implements

ILayoutElement.preferredWidth

readOnly

Set the InputField to be read only.

Declaration

public bool readOnly { get; set; }

Property Value

Type	Description
Boolean

Remarks

Setting read only allows for highlighting of text without allowing modifications via keyboard.

selectionAnchorPosition

The beginning point of the selection.

Declaration

public int selectionAnchorPosition { get; set; }

Property Value

Type	Description
Int32

Remarks

When making a selection with a mouse, the anchor is where in the document the mouse button is initially pressed. Get: Returns the beginning position of selection Set: If Input.compositionString is 0 set the fixed position.

selectionColor

The color of the highlight to show which characters are selected.

Declaration

public Color selectionColor { get; set; }

Property Value

Type	Description
Color

Examples

using UnityEngine;
using System.Collections;
using UnityEngine.UI; // Required when Using UI elements.

public class Example : MonoBehaviour
{
    public InputField mainInputField;

    // Changes the color of the highlight that shows what characters are selected.
    void ChangeSelectionColor()
    {
        mainInputField.selectionColor = Color.red;
    }
}

selectionFocusPosition

The end point of the selection.

Declaration

public int selectionFocusPosition { get; set; }

Property Value

Type	Description
Int32

Remarks

When making a selection with a mouse, the focus is where in the document the mouse button is released. Get: Returns the end position of selection Set: If Input.compositionString is 0 set the variable position.

shouldActivateOnSelect

Should the inputfield be automatically activated upon selection.

Declaration

public virtual bool shouldActivateOnSelect { get; set; }

Property Value

Type	Description
Boolean

shouldHideMobileInput

Should the mobile keyboard input be hidden. This allows for input to happen with a caret in the InputField instead of a OS input box above the keyboard.

Declaration

public bool shouldHideMobileInput { get; set; }

Property Value

Type	Description
Boolean

Examples

using UnityEngine;
using System.Collections;
using UnityEngine.UI; // Required when Using UI elements.

public class Example : MonoBehaviour
{
    public InputField mainInputField;

    public void Start()
    {
        //This setting can be toggled in the inspector.
        mainInputField.shouldHideMobileInput = true;
    }
}

text

Input field's current text value. This is not necessarily the same as what is visible on screen.

Declaration

public string text { get; set; }

Property Value

Type	Description
String

Remarks

Note that null is invalid value for InputField.text.

Examples

using UnityEngine;
using System.Collections;
using UnityEngine.UI; // Required when Using UI elements.

public class Example : MonoBehaviour
{
    public InputField mainInputField;

    public void Start()
    {
        mainInputField.text = "Enter Text Here...";
    }
}

textComponent

The Text component that is going to be used to render the text to screen.

Declaration

public Text textComponent { get; set; }

Property Value

Type	Description
Text

touchScreenKeyboard

The TouchScreenKeyboard being used to edit the Input Field.

Declaration

public TouchScreenKeyboard touchScreenKeyboard { get; }

Property Value

Type	Description
TouchScreenKeyboard

wasCanceled

If the InputField was canceled and will revert back to the original text upon DeactivateInputField.

Declaration

public bool wasCanceled { get; }

Property Value

Type	Description
Boolean

Methods

ActivateInputField()

Function to activate the InputField to begin processing Events.

Declaration

public void ActivateInputField()

Remarks

Will only activate if deactivated.

Examples

using UnityEngine;
using System.Collections;
using UnityEngine.UI;

public class Example : MonoBehaviour
{
    public InputField mainInputField;

    // Activate the main input field when the scene starts.
    void Start()
    {
        mainInputField.ActivateInputField();
    }
}

Append(Char)

Append a character to the input field, taking into account the validation of each character.

Declaration

protected virtual void Append(char input)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
Char	input	Character to append.

Append(String)

Append the specified text to the end of the current text string. Appends character by character testing validation criteria.

Declaration

protected virtual void Append(string input)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
String	input	The String to append.

CalculateLayoutInputHorizontal()

See ILayoutElement.CalculateLayoutInputHorizontal.

Declaration

public virtual void CalculateLayoutInputHorizontal()

Implements

ILayoutElement.CalculateLayoutInputHorizontal()

CalculateLayoutInputVertical()

See ILayoutElement.CalculateLayoutInputVertical.

Declaration

public virtual void CalculateLayoutInputVertical()

Implements

ILayoutElement.CalculateLayoutInputVertical()

ClampPos(ref Int32)

Clamp a value (by reference) between 0 and the current text length.

Declaration

protected void ClampPos(ref int pos)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
Int32	pos	The input position to be clampped

DeactivateInputField()

Function to deactivate the InputField to stop the processing of Events and send OnSubmit if not canceled.

Declaration

public void DeactivateInputField()

Examples

using UnityEngine;
using System.Collections;
using UnityEngine.UI; // Required when Using UI elements.

public class Example : MonoBehaviour
{
    public InputField mainInputField;

    // Deactivates the main input field when the scene starts.
    void Start()
    {
        mainInputField.DeactivateInputField();
    }
}

DoStateTransition(Selectable.SelectionState, Boolean)

Declaration

protected override void DoStateTransition(Selectable.SelectionState state, bool instant)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
Selectable.SelectionState	state
Boolean	instant

Overrides

Selectable.DoStateTransition(Selectable.SelectionState, Boolean)

ForceLabelUpdate()

Force the label to update immediatly. This will recalculate the positioning of the caret and the visible text.

Declaration

public void ForceLabelUpdate()

GetCharacterIndexFromPosition(Vector2)

Given an input position in local space on the Text return the index for the selection cursor at this position.

Declaration

protected int GetCharacterIndexFromPosition(Vector2 pos)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
Vector2	pos	Mouse position.

Returns

Type	Description
Int32	Character index with in value.

GraphicUpdateComplete()

See ICanvasElement.GraphicUpdateComplete. Does nothing by default.

Declaration

public virtual void GraphicUpdateComplete()

Implements

ICanvasElement.GraphicUpdateComplete()

KeyPressed(Event)

Process the Event and perform the appropriate action for that key.

Declaration

protected InputField.EditState KeyPressed(Event evt)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
Event	evt	The Event that is currently being processed.

Returns

Type	Description
InputField.EditState	If we should continue processing events or we have hit an end condition.

LateUpdate()

Update the text based on input.

Declaration

protected virtual void LateUpdate()

LayoutComplete()

See ICanvasElement.LayoutComplete. Does nothing by default.

Declaration

public virtual void LayoutComplete()

Implements

ICanvasElement.LayoutComplete()

MoveTextEnd(Boolean)

Move the caret index to end of text.

Declaration

public void MoveTextEnd(bool shift)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
Boolean	shift	Only move the selection position to facilate selection

MoveTextStart(Boolean)

Move the caret index to start of text.

Declaration

public void MoveTextStart(bool shift)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
Boolean	shift	Only move the selection position to facilate selection

OnBeginDrag(PointerEventData)

Capture the OnBeginDrag callback from the EventSystem and ensure we should listen to the drag events to follow.

Declaration

public virtual void OnBeginDrag(PointerEventData eventData)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
PointerEventData	eventData	The data passed by the EventSystem

Implements

IBeginDragHandler.OnBeginDrag(PointerEventData)

OnDeselect(BaseEventData)

What to do when the event system sends a Deselect Event. Defaults to deactivating the inputfield.

Declaration

public override void OnDeselect(BaseEventData eventData)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
BaseEventData	eventData	The data sent by the EventSystem

Overrides

Selectable.OnDeselect(BaseEventData)

OnDestroy()

Declaration

protected override void OnDestroy()

Overrides

UIBehaviour.OnDestroy()

OnDisable()

Declaration

protected override void OnDisable()

Overrides

Selectable.OnDisable()

OnDrag(PointerEventData)

If we are able to drag, try and select the character range underneath the bounding rect.

Declaration

public virtual void OnDrag(PointerEventData eventData)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
PointerEventData	eventData

Implements

IDragHandler.OnDrag(PointerEventData)

OnEnable()

Declaration

protected override void OnEnable()

Overrides

Selectable.OnEnable()

OnEndDrag(PointerEventData)

Capture the OnEndDrag callback from the EventSystem and cancel the listening of drag events.

Declaration

public virtual void OnEndDrag(PointerEventData eventData)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
PointerEventData	eventData	The eventData sent by the EventSystem.

Implements

IEndDragHandler.OnEndDrag(PointerEventData)

OnFocus()

Focus the input field initializing properties.

Declaration

protected void OnFocus()

Remarks

Handles what happens after a user selects an InputField. This is a protected property. To return the focus state use InputField.isFocused. To shift focus to another GameObject, use EventSystem.SetSelectedGameObject. A common use of this is allowing the user to type once focussed. Another way is outputting a message when the user clicks on a field(often seen when creating passwords).

Examples

//Create an Input Field by going to Create>UI>Input Field. Attach this script to the Input Field GameObject

using UnityEngine;
using UnityEngine.UI;

public class Example : MonoBehaviour
{
    InputField m_InputField;
    void Start()
    {
        //Fetch the Input Field component from the GameObject
        m_InputField = GetComponent<InputField>();
    }

    void Update()
    {
        //Check if the Input Field is in focus and able to alter
        if (m_InputField.isFocused)
        {
            //Change the Color of the Input Field's Image to green
            m_InputField.GetComponent<Image>().color = Color.green;
        }
    }
}

OnPointerClick(PointerEventData)

What to do when the event system sends a pointer click Event

Declaration

public virtual void OnPointerClick(PointerEventData eventData)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
PointerEventData	eventData	The data on which to process

Implements

IPointerClickHandler.OnPointerClick(PointerEventData)

OnPointerDown(PointerEventData)

The action to perform when the event system sends a pointer down Event.

Declaration

public override void OnPointerDown(PointerEventData eventData)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
PointerEventData	eventData

Overrides

Selectable.OnPointerDown(PointerEventData)

OnSelect(BaseEventData)

What to do when the event system sends a submit Event.

Declaration

public override void OnSelect(BaseEventData eventData)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
BaseEventData	eventData	The data on which to process

Overrides

Selectable.OnSelect(BaseEventData)

OnSubmit(BaseEventData)

Declaration

public virtual void OnSubmit(BaseEventData eventData)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
BaseEventData	eventData

Implements

ISubmitHandler.OnSubmit(BaseEventData)

OnUpdateSelected(BaseEventData)

What to do when the event system sends a Update selected Event.

Declaration

public virtual void OnUpdateSelected(BaseEventData eventData)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
BaseEventData	eventData	The data on which to process.

Implements

IUpdateSelectedHandler.OnUpdateSelected(BaseEventData)

ProcessEvent(Event)

Helper function to allow separate events to be processed by the InputField.

Declaration

public void ProcessEvent(Event e)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
Event	e	The Event to process

Rebuild(CanvasUpdate)

Rebuild the input fields geometry. (caret and highlight).

Declaration

public virtual void Rebuild(CanvasUpdate update)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
CanvasUpdate	update	Which update loop we are in.

Implements

ICanvasElement.Rebuild(CanvasUpdate)

ScreenToLocal(Vector2)

Declaration

[Obsolete("This function is no longer used. Please use RectTransformUtility.ScreenPointToLocalPointInRectangle() instead.")]
public Vector2 ScreenToLocal(Vector2 screen)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
Vector2	screen

Returns

Type	Description
Vector2

SelectAll()

Highlight the whole InputField.

Declaration

protected void SelectAll()

Remarks

Sets the caretPosition to the length of the text and caretSelectPos to 0.

SendOnEndEdit()

Convenience function to make functionality to send the ::ref::EndEditEvent easier.

Declaration

protected void SendOnEndEdit()

SendOnSubmit()

Convenience function to make functionality to send the ::ref::SubmitEvent easier.

Declaration

protected void SendOnSubmit()

SetTextWithoutNotify(String)

Set the current text value of the Input field without invoking onValueChanged.

Declaration

public void SetTextWithoutNotify(string input)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
String	input

Remarks

This is not necessarily the same as what is visible on screen.

UpdateLabel()

Update the Text associated with this input field.

Declaration

protected void UpdateLabel()

Validate(String, Int32, Char)

Predefined validation functionality for different characterValidation types.

Declaration

protected char Validate(string text, int pos, char ch)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
String	text	The whole text string to validate.
Int32	pos	The position at which the current character is being inserted.
Char	ch	The character that is being inserted

Returns

Type	Description
Char	The character that should be inserted.

Extension Methods

UIBehaviourExtensions.InvokeOnEnable(UIBehaviour)

UIBehaviourExtensions.InvokeOnDisable(UIBehaviour)

UIBehaviourExtensions.InvokeAwake(UIBehaviour)

UIBehaviourExtensions.InvokeRebuild(UIBehaviour, CanvasUpdate)

UIBehaviourExtensions.InvokeLateUpdate(UIBehaviour)

UIBehaviourExtensions.InvokeUpdate(UIBehaviour)

UIBehaviourExtensions.InvokeOnRectTransformDimensionsChange(UIBehaviour)

UIBehaviourExtensions.InvokeOnCanvasGroupChanged(UIBehaviour)

UIBehaviourExtensions.InvokeOnDidApplyAnimationProperties(UIBehaviour)

SelectableExtensions.InvokeOnPointerDown(Selectable, PointerEventData)

SelectableExtensions.InvokeOnPointerUp(Selectable, PointerEventData)

SelectableExtensions.InvokeOnPointerEnter(Selectable, PointerEventData)

SelectableExtensions.InvokeOnPointerExit(Selectable, PointerEventData)

SelectableExtensions.InvokeTriggerAnimation(Selectable, String)

SelectableExtensions.InvokeOnSelect(Selectable, String)