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Closeposition | Rectangle on the screen to use for the text field. |
text | Text to edit. The return value of this function should be assigned back to the string as shown in the example. |
maxLength | The maximum length of the string. If left out, the user can type for ever and ever. |
style | The style to use. If left out, the textArea style from the current GUISkin is used. |
string The edited string.
Make a Multi-line text area where the user can edit a string.
using UnityEngine; using System.Collections;
public class ExampleClass : MonoBehaviour { public string stringToEdit = "Hello World\nI've got 2 lines...";
void OnGUI() { // Make a multiline text area that modifies stringToEdit. stringToEdit = GUI.TextArea(new Rect(10, 10, 200, 100), stringToEdit, 200); } }