Changing image on button - image.sprite not working

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it seems image.sprite is not present in unity 2020. How can I change the actual graphic via c# code?

   Image t0 = myButtons[0].GetComponent<Image>();
   t0.sprite = theSprite; //<--- doesn't work:'cannot resolve symbol sprite'

Thanks.

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Make sure you have installed and used NOT the UIElements namespace but instead the UnityEngine.UI namespace.

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https://discussions.unity.com/t/824586/8

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Thank you very much, will edit original question for code formating.

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Itā€™s Image.image, not .sprite. Texture should be a Sprite (2D and UI) texture type though.

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Actually seejay, I donā€™t think he wants that one, but I could be wrong. I think he wants the UnityEngine.UI stuff, not the UIElements stuff, and I base that just on him talking about buttons, which usually means in the UI stuff.

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Oh, thatā€™s right, itā€™s the image inside the button. I read it too fast :wink:

This works. I think the OP had an issue with theSprite, not with the implementation. Needs to be a sprite-based texture.

using UnityEngine;
using UnityEngine.UI;

public class buttonTestScript : MonoBehaviour
{
    Image myButtonImage;
    public Sprite myButtonSprite;

    void Start()
    {
        myButtonImage = GetComponent<Image>();
        myButtonImage.color = new Color(1, 0, 0, 1); // because you can
        myButtonImage.sprite = myButtonSprite;
    }

}
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Hi, I was missing the correct reference indeed, as posted by Kurt-Dekker. Donā€™t see a ā€œsolvedā€ button, but itā€™s now.

Thanks a lot for your help.