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Bug using SetText with a {0:0.#} format doesn't work as expected

Discussion in 'UGUI & TextMesh Pro' started by MaskedMouse, Aug 10, 2021.

  1. MaskedMouse

    MaskedMouse

    Joined:
    Jul 8, 2014
    Posts:
    985
    I have a 
    float
    that I'm passing to the 
    TextMeshProUGUI
    component using 
    SetText
    . It doesn't seem to work the same as 
    string.Format
    where the # is optional.
    If the number is 5.0 it'll show as 5. With TMPro it shows as #5.
    I tried using 
    {0:0.0}
    as format but it always shows the 
    .0
    .
     
    MaskedMouse, Aug 10, 2021
    #1

  2. Stephan_B

    Stephan_B

    Unity Technologies

    Joined:
    Feb 26, 2017
    Posts:
    6,588
    The SetText() function has limited formatting support where as such it doesn't offer all the functionality of string.Format.

    I will try to take a closer look at SetText() over the next week or so and see if I can add some additional formatting functionality to it.
     
    Stephan_B, Aug 11, 2021
    #2
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