(Solved) removing an instantiated InputField, not working - effectively disables all input

hello,

Setup;
Gameobject ActiveCharacterInfo (ACI), which holds a "stat" storing script name CharacterInfo (CI). One of those stats is the character name

A UI Button calls a method in (CI) which instantiates a prefab InputField (NameChangeBox). the only extra script on that prefab is as follows:

Code (CSharp):

1. using System.Collections;
2. using System.Collections.Generic;
3. using UnityEngine;
4. using UnityEngine.UI;
5.  
6. public class NameChangeFieldScript : MonoBehaviour
7. {
8.     GameObject activeCharacter;
9.     InputField nameInputField;
10.  
11.     private void OnEnable()
12.     {
13.         nameInputField = gameObject.GetComponent<InputField>();
14.         activeCharacter = GameObject.FindGameObjectWithTag("Player");
15.         nameInputField.onEndEdit.AddListener(afterReturn);
16.     }
17.     private void afterReturn(string iName)
18.     {
19.         activeCharacter.GetComponent<CharacterInfo>().updateName(iName)
20.         Destroy(gameObject.GetComponent<InputField>());
21.         //Debug.Log(iName);
22.     }
23.  
24. }

ctiveCharacter.GetComponent<CharacterInfo>().updateName(iName) WORKS FINE, it deletes the old save and replaces it with a new one under a new character name.

Destroy(gameObject.GetComponent<InputField>()); does not work. it also does not work when used as Destroy(nameInputField);

Both Destroy() methods ive tried seems to disable the input field component, as I cannot click on it anymore or input anything. It still on screen though, and still in the Hierarchy.

If I click the button again, it instantiates a new iField. I don't know what to try form here. I did attempt to redefine everything as a plain Gameobject but that ran me into more issues. any advice would be awesome

 

Christ. Fastest I've ever solved something after asking.

Destroy(nameInputField.gameobject);

thanks for looking anyway!