high score name entry iphone

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1

I've left high score name entry until near the end of the game as I don't quite know what to do. Maybe I read something wrong that is clouding my mind, anyway...

I have my main game game loop code that calls a HighScore () function to check if a high score has been achieved, updates the appropriate variables then goes to the Main Menu.

Currently I just have it make the player name for the score "New Score" as a placeholder.

How do I do the name entry (iPhone and Mac options)? My guess is Instantiate a new empty object that has a script calling OnGUI (something I don't use at the moment, only GUIText), that changes a nameEntry var so that I can continue my high score table updates.

I'm unsure of how to do the name entry correctly (something about OnGUI updating several times a second renewing the entry field? Is that right? maybe where I got lost).

And how do I stop the HighScore () function from continuing until I have got the name entry completed?

2

You use coroutines for scheduling events:

function Start () {
    while (true) {
        yield MainMenu();
        yield PlayGame();
        if (score >= highScore) {
            yield EnterName();
        }
    }
}

In practice, the functions would probably be in other scripts, so you'd have to get appropriate references first and use them. (i.e., "`yield nameScript.EnterName();`")

You can use GUI.TextField for name entry. The script, which should be disabled by default so OnGUI doesn't run until needed, could be something like

private var nameEntryDone : boolean;

function EnterName () {
   enabled = true;  // enable OnGUI function in this script
   nameEntryDone = false;
   while (!nameEntryDone) yield;
   enabled = false;
}

function OnGUI () {
   // stuff with TextField
   if (GUILayout.Button ("Done") ) nameEntryDone = true;
}