How to check whether player has typed a word without using input field

Questions & Answers
1

I’m thinking of adding this in game. Let’s say in a scene player randomly types a word while playing is it possible to check whether the player has typed a required word or a string?

2

Hi @galahad_here, maybe you can get the keyboard input with Input.inputString.

If you are using the new Input System, then you can use the Keyboard.onTextInput event.

Example from the docs:

// Let's say we want to do a typing game. We could define a component
// something along those lines to match the typed input.
public class MatchTextByTyping : MonoBehaviour
{
    public string text
    {
        get => m_Text;
        set
        {
            m_Text = value;
            m_Position = 0;
        }
    }

    public Action onTextTypedCorrectly { get; set; }
    public Action onTextTypedIncorrectly { get; set; }

    private int m_Position;
    private string m_Text;

    protected void OnEnable()
    {
        Keyboard.current.onTextInput += OnTextInput;
    }

    protected void OnDisable()
    {
        Keyboard.current.onTextInput -= OnTextInput;
    }

    private void OnTextInput(char ch)
    {
        if (m_Text == null || m_Position >= m_Text.Length)
            return;

        if (m_Text[m_Position] == ch)
        {
            ++m_Position;
            if (m_Position == m_Text.Length)
                onTextTypeCorrectly?.Invoke();
        }
        else
        {
            m_Text = null;
            m_Position = 0;

            onTextTypedIncorrectly?.Invoke();
        }
    }
}