Question How do I update linkInfo after changing text property?

I want to use links to define a range. Characters in that range will get animated. The problem I have is that after I change text property with some new text like textComponent.text = "new text", the animation is still running in the same range, despite not having any links. However, if I change it for a text with links, the range changes. For example if I have a code like this:

Code (CSharp):

1. textComponent.text = "text example <link=anim>number</link> one";
2. animation.Apply(textComponent);
3. // ...wait for event to change text...
4. textComponent.text = "text example number two";
5. animation.Apply(textComponent);
6. // ...wait
7. textComponent.text = "text <link=anim>example</link> number three";
8. animation.Apply(textComponent);
9. // ...wait
10. textComponent.text = "the fourth string"
11. animation.Apply(textComponent);

on the first change, "number" gets animated as it should. Second change "number" animates again. Third change - "example" is animated as it should. On the last change "ourth st" animates. Possible bug?

 

Thanks for your reply! ForceMeshUpdate() doesn't seem to work for linkInfo. But I've made this test script:

Code (CSharp):

1. void Update()
2. {
3.     textComponent.ForceMeshUpdate();
4.  
5.     Debug.Log("textInfo.linkCount = " + textComponent.textInfo.linkCount);
6.     Debug.Log("linkInfo.Length = "    + textComponent.textInfo.linkInfo.Length);
7. }

Probably didn't need ForceMeshUpdate() in Update() but whatever.
On the first change it outputs "textInfo.linkCount = 1" and "linkInfo.Length = 1".
On the second: "textInfo.linkCount = 0" and "linkInfo.Length = 1".
Third is 1 and 1. Fourth is 0 and 1.

So yeah, I'm sure it's a bug. But at least now I know how to avoid it so thanks again Stephan!