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Change value of TextField programmatically

Discussion in 'UI Toolkit' started by AdamRamberg, Oct 27, 2021.

  1. AdamRamberg

    AdamRamberg

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    Hi everyone!

    Is is possible to change the value of a runtime UIElements TextField programmatically? Setting the property `value` seems to set the internal value, but doesn't rerender the TextField. Is there a way to set the value and then tell UIElements to rerender the TextField with the updated value?

    Thanks,
    Adam
     
    AdamRamberg, Oct 27, 2021
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  2. martinpa_unity

    martinpa_unity

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    Hey!
    TextField.value
    should be the way to go. The internal value will set the input field, which will trigger a version change if the text is different.

    Is this for editor or runtime use-cases?

    What version of Unity are you using (and packages if you are using the ui/builder packages)?
     
    martinpa_unity, Oct 27, 2021
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  3. AdamRamberg

    AdamRamberg

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    Thanks for the swift response! It's a runtime use case. However, I think that I might just have goofed up on my end. Made a simple test where I removed some of the complexties of my code and it seems to work. Sorry for reporting a none-issue.
     
    AdamRamberg, Oct 28, 2021
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  4. martinpa_unity

    martinpa_unity

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    No worries! :)
     
    martinpa_unity, Oct 28, 2021
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