How to modify the text of a TextMeshPro input field?

I have been making a menu for my game and I need to get the text of what the player put in an input field. I'm not having trouble on defining the text, I know where text object is so like the text the input field displays (the users input), but I'm using TextMeshPro, and using .Text wouldn't work and even when I tried GetComponent that doesn't work. I debated with myself about putting this on UI or Scripting, but I'm scripting something here, so thats why I didn't post this on UI. So anyways, thanks for answering if you did answer!

 

@Jonhas you probably tried to get the wrong component (like TextMeshInputField) if you couldn't access text correctly.
The correct one is TMP_InputField. https://docs.unity3d.com/Packages/com.unity.textmeshpro@2.0/api/TMPro.TMP_InputField.html)

Code (CSharp):

1. // Get the component
2. tMP_Input = gameObject.GetComponent<TMP_InputField>();
3. // To get the text
4. string inputText = tMP_Input.text;

This will give you the current text in the Text Mesh Pro input field, be it the initial text or the current user written one.

 

Thanks for letting me know, I'll notify you if I have any problems with it!

 

Click that like too if the solution worked

 

I did get these errors, I slightly modified the code to work with my own variables too.

I put it in MonoBehaviour, not in a void or anything.

Code (CSharp):

1.     public GameObject name;
2.     GameObject tMP_Input = name.GetComponent<TMP_InputField>();
3.     string inputText = tMP_Input.text;

If you can provide a fix, please reply with one (take your time!), so thanks for trying to help!

 

Have you added the required using statement in the beginning of your file, I don't think TMP is accessible otherwise.

Code (CSharp):

1. using TMPro;

I did of course try that code I had and it worked fine over here.

And Text Mesh Pro input is not of type GameObject. It's of type TMP_InputField.

i.e.:

Code (CSharp):

1. TMP_InputField tMP_Input = GetComponent<TMP_InputField>();

 

That exactly works! I didn't think it would, thanks for making those errors disappear!

 

You need to figure out always what it is, you can't just try to push them to be a GameObject
But if you want to be more flexible inside a method or where you need to temporarily access something, you can use:

Code (CSharp):

1. var tMP_Input = GetComponent<TMP_InputField>();

... then the compiler will try to guess the correct thing to put there.

 

Code (CSharp):

1. public TMP_InputField TMP_IF;
2. //
3. TMP_IF.interactable = true;
4. TMP_IF.text = "";

For those interested in year 2020
Seems that property interactable is instantly disabled, solution was to enable it so it text could be updated...

 

@misa67 could you edit your post to use code tags? It would be much easier to read and not such an eyesore.

 

Code (CSharp):

1. using TMPro;
2.  
3. TMP_InputField myInputField;
4.  
5. myInputField = GetComponent<TMP_InputField>();
6.  
7. myInputField.text = "some text";