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The same text on all items during keyboard input on Android.

Discussion in 'Scripting' started by u_rs, Apr 10, 2018.

  1. u_rs

    u_rs

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    Description of functionality of my project:
    I have AddButton on screen. When I click on it there new item appear on screen. I click again - one more item.
    I should be able to change text on each of those items by clicking on it: software keyboard opens and I enter text.

    Problem:
    If I click on first item - it's ok. But when I click on second one I notice that text on previously clicked item being changed too. As if they would share one text. But text on items should be independent.

    There 2 classes in script file.
    One controls AddButton and another class gonna be attached to newly created item on button click.

    I would very appreciate if someone would take a look. Thanks.

    This is script:
    Code (CSharp):
    1. public class AddItem : MonoBehaviour {
    2.     ...
    3.     void Start () {
    4.         buttons = new ArrayList();
    5.          coordY = 400;
    6.         addButton = this.GetComponent<Button>();
    7.         addButton.onClick.AddListener(AddButtonClicked);
    8.     }
    9.     void AddButtonClicked () {
    10.         ...
    11.         buttons.Add(newButton);
    12.     }
    13. ...
    14. }
    15.  
    16. public class ItemController : MonoBehaviour {
    17. ...
    18.     void Start () {
    19.         thisItem = this.GetComponent<Button>();
    20.         thisItem.onClick.AddListener(OpenKeyboard);
    21.     }
    22.  
    23.     void Update() {
    24.         if (keyboard != null && keyboard.active)
    25.             thisItem.GetComponentInChildren<Text>().text = keyboard.text;
    26.     }
    27.  
    28.     void OpenKeyboard() {
    29.         keyboard = TouchScreenKeyboard.Open("", TouchScreenKeyboardType.ASCIICapable, false, false, false, false);  
    30.         thisItem.GetComponentInChildren<Text>().text = keyboard.text;
    31.     }
    32. }
     
    Last edited: Apr 12, 2018
  2. Brathnann

    Brathnann

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    Eww....Arraylist...ok, I'll save judgement :)

    The issue is your Update. How does Update know which Text is suppose to change?

    Right now, all your buttons run Update and check if keyboard != null && keyboard.active.

    So as soon as those two values are true, the button will update it's text.

    You'll need a way to designate if it's not the target button that you clicked on last, to not update it's text. However, it wouldn't surprise me if there is a better way to do this where update isn't required.
     
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  3. u_rs

    u_rs

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    Thank you very much Brathnann ! What about Arraylist :D ?
     
  4. Brathnann

    Brathnann

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    Arraylist are a catch all type of collection where it doesn't care what you put in it and requires casting to get out of it. Generally you could stick a GameObject, a string, an int, a sprite, etc into it and it wouldn't care.

    Honestly, it's much better to just use a Generic list.

    Code (csharp):
    1. List<GameObject> buttons = new List<GameObject>();
    Would be better for your example.
     
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  5. u_rs

    u_rs

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    Thanks.