GetButton and buttonName - what is the buttonName

Questions & Answers
1

I want to try out GetButton. Just so happens that I have a button, but I don't know the name, is it "Hole in One!"? If not, how is a name give to a button. Thanks!

GUI.Button (Rect (3,430,105,50), "Hole in One!")
2

The way you would use a Button is:

function OnGUI() {
    if (GUI.Button (Rect(3, 430, 105, 50), "Hole in One!")) {
        print("button pressed");
    }
}

It doesn't really have a name, rather you create it and check if it was pressed - then do some code if it was pressed.

Read over the GUI Scripting Guide for more help on how to use the GUI.

3

Input.GetButton (which is what I believe you're referring to) is used for physical inputs (mice, keyboards, joypads). The "virtual" button described in the docs is the named button assigned to a physical input in the Input Manager. You "read" GUI buttons as Cyclops pointed out in this answer. It is possible, however, to name a GUI button using GUI.SetNextControlName if that's what you're really after, although this approach is primarily used to manage GUI focus and not to make some action happen when a GUI button is pressed.

4

hi guys. I just found that threat, by searching in google for the buttons names.

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