Register Return on TextField

Hello,

is there a smooth way of registering when a user hits return while typing in a TextField? The string the TextField method returns never contains the character '\n'.

I know I can check Input.inputString to see if return was pressed but how do I check if the TextField is in Focus?

 

In my prototyping test I also had issues getting focus off the TextField, so when the user pressed the arrow keys to move, it filled the TextField with a's and d's.

I couldn't find any docs on setting focus, besides setting how the elements recieve KB focus, but that didn't seem to be what was needed. I admit I didn't look too long though.

I would be very interested to know this too.

Thanks,
-Jeremy

 

maybe something with Event.type and input char - I haven't tried this, but if it can work for tabbing ("\t") in a textfield, it should also work for CR.

 

Here is something from before the new GUI system that read the enter key and would change focus:

Code (csharp):

1.  
2. if (c == "\n"[0] || c == "\t"[0]) {
3.   if (inputText.Length)
4.   {
5.     guiText.text=inputText;
6.     NotifyEdit();
7.     return;
8.   }
9. }
10.  

"c" is just a character from Input.inputString and inputText is just a temporary variable used for some stuff. NotifyEdit() just sent a message to the next object that was suppose to receive focus, which started a coroutine to receive input or performed some other action.

 

In the old GUI its no problem really. I was just hoping I would get around writing my own GUI. Having no Objects to deal with is a plus when it comes to getting something done fast, but it just lacks many control features needed to make a good GUI.
Too bad.

 

Thought I'd share my workaround with you guys.

If you want to register when someone presses return on the keyboard while in a TextField, then you should really use a TextArea. Look in the string returned for the character '\n'.

Something like this:

Code (csharp):

1.  
2. textFieldStr = GUI.TextArea( new Rect( 50, 100, 500, 20 ), textFieldStr );
3.        
4. int indexOf = textFieldStr.IndexOf( '\n' );
5.        
6. while( indexOf != -1 )
7. {
8.     string inputTillEnter = textFieldStr.Substring( 0, indexOf );
9.            
10.     textFieldStr = textFieldStr.Substring( indexOf+1 );
11.     indexOf = textFieldStr.IndexOf( '\n' );
12. }
13.  

 

To grab return you can use this method, it doesn't matter which control you are focused on, it will activate the button. (good for modal dialogues)

Code (csharp):

1.         if (GUILayout.Button("Login") || (Event.current.character == char.Parse("\n")  Event.current.type == EventType.keyUp))
2.         {
3.          //Do this if i click of hit enter
4.         }

I was hoping to be able to check which window has Focus, which would make this useful when multiple forms are active, but there doesn't seem to be a property for that. Anyone else have any ideas?

Thx
Shaun