Changing text via script

I know this has been asked and answered a 100 times but I can't quite seem to get it, and the answers seem to be different.

I've created some text in the scene, it's called scoreText. Now some answers on here say create a script, with public GUIText scoreText variable, then drag the text onto the variable in the inspector, but that doesn't seem to work because when I select the script to drag it on, then I select the text to drag it on, the inspector changes and there's nowhere to drag it onto.

Another answer on here says use GetComponent to find it, but that seems to be for an object called Text? and not GUIText?

Can someone just tell me how I can get to update my text via another script (not one attached to it), thanks!

 

You could use

Code (CSharp):

1. using UnityEngine;
2. using System.Collections;
3. using Assets.Code.Interfaces;
4. using UnityEngine.UI;  // necessary
5.  
6. Text myText;
7.  
8. Void Awake()
9. {
10.            myText = GameObject.Find("scoreText").GetComponent<Text>();
11. }
12.  
13. Void Update()
14. {
15.          if(condition)
16.          {
17.                    myText.text = "Should work";
18.          }
19. }
20.  
21.  
22.  

Also it would be better if you add a tag to your scoreText
and then look for it like this

Code (CSharp):

1. myText = GameObject.FindGameObjectWithTag("the name of your tag").GetComponent<Text>();

 

That worked thanks, why is it Text myText rather than GuiText myText though?

 

Because that is the name of the class of the new Ui.

 

Ah, GUIText is the old version?

 

Yes.

http://docs.unity3d.com/Manual/class-GuiText.html