Question .GetComponent<InputField>() returns NULL on Gameobject(InputField)

I'm not able to get the InputField object in any way.

My Canvas has an input field named "NameField" and I get it by calling GameObject.Find("NameField");

Then I try to get the input field by calling GetComponent<InputField>(); on the gameobject with no luck.

I have looked up about 50 different examples; all refers to InputField, witch is the object I can't find and find no examples to get.

Thanks for helping me understand...

Tormod

 

What happens when you, for example, call

GetComponent<InputField>().text = "test"

?
Do you get an error? Is your InputField visible and can you place text via the unity editor in the "Text" Gameobject that is a child of the InputField?

 

Thanks for you effort!
The text field is visible and works as input. GetComponent<InputField>() returns Null so I get an error on Null reference.

Code:
GameObject ifgo = GameObject.Find("NameField"); // OK
Debug.Log(ifgo);
InputField ifif = ifgo.GetComponent<InputField>(); //returns NULL
Debug.Log(ifif);
ifif.text = this.playerName;

 

What if you changed line 3 with that?

TMP_InputField ifif = ifgo.GetComponent<TMP_InputField>();

Might have to include

using TMPro;

first

 

That hierarchy under NameField looks like a TextMeshPro input field. Try getting a TMPro.TMP_InputField component instead.

 

Thank you very much both of you. Now it works as a dream.

Yes it is an IntputField (TextMeshPro) from Unity 2022.(something)....
My only worry is how important this feature is, and still so hard to find an explanation


Working code for writing to input field:
using TMPro;
......
......
GameObject ifgo = GameObject.Find("NameField");
Debug.Log(ifgo);
TMP_InputField ifif = ifgo.GetComponent<TMP_InputField>();
Debug.Log(ifif);
ifif.text = this.playerName;

 

Just make sure to search for "textmeshpro inputfield" etc to get good results via google, also:
https://docs.unity3d.com/Packages/com.unity.textmeshpro@1.3/api/TMPro.TMP_InputField.html