show / hide text on UI via script

I need to display the text in a UI canvas after certain conditions has been met.

I have a canvas called "Restart Screen" and a text called "hsLabel" which is attached inside Restart Screen.

So far I tried this.

Code (CSharp):

1.    
2. public Text hsLabel;      
3.  
4. public GameObject restartScreen;
5.  
6. void Start(){
7. restartScreen.SetActive (false);
8. hsLabel = GetComponent<Text> ();
9. hsLabel.enabled = false;
10. }
11.  
12. void OnTriggerEnter2D(Collider2D collider){
13. hsLabel.enabled = true;
14. restartScreen.SetActive (true);
15. }

But that doesn't work. Are there something that I wrongly put?

thank you

 

Text derives form MonoBehavior so access the GameObject so you can just turn off and on the gameObject using text.gameObject.SetActive(boolean)

 

wow, worked wonderfully! thanks!

 

thank you!!

 

But what if you wanted to keep using the script ?

 

Put that this script on canvas and use buttons to Hide or show any gameobject you want
using System.Collections;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using UnityEngine;
public class Hideandshow : MonoBehaviour
{
public void showchat(GameObject obj)
{
obj.SetActive(true);
}
public void hidechat(GameObject obj)
{
obj.SetActive(false);
}
}