Cannot implicitly convert type 'string' to 'TMPro.TextMeshProUGUI'

Hello!
I know this is a super-simple and noob question but I am having some problems with a simple task:

Code (CSharp):

1. public TextMeshProUGUI test_;
2.  
3.     private void Start()
4.     {
5.         int number = 10;
6.         test_ = "How stressed am I? " + number;
7.         test_ = "How stressed am I? " + number.ToString();
8.  
9.     }

I "Cannot implicitly convert type 'string' to 'TMPro.TextMeshProUGUI'"

How does it works please?

Thank you and sorry for my noobness

 

Well, TextMeshProUGUI is a component. It's not a string. You need to set its text with either the .text property, or the .SetText() method.

 

I swear I feel dumb. I ALWAYS used this and this morning i missed that ".text =".

Thank you so much!

 

for anyone looking for an answer you need to add .text as you are changing the text value of the component not the component itself.

Ex

Code (CSharp):

1.  
2. using UnityEngine;
3. using UnityEngine.UI;
4. using TMPro;
5.  
6. public class HealthBar : MonoBehaviour
7. {
8.     public Slider slider;
9.     public TMP_Text text_HealthValue;
10.  
11.     public void SetMaxHealth(float maxHealth)
12.     {
13.         slider.maxValue = maxHealth;
14.         slider.value = maxHealth;
15.         text_HealthValue.text = maxHealth.ToString();
16.     }
17.  
18.     public void SetHealth(float health)
19.     {
20.         slider.value = health;
21.         text_HealthValue.text = health.ToString();
22.     }
23. }
24.  
25.  
26.