How to collect and different information such as passwords and usernames from one inputField?

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1

Hey guys,
What I am trying to do is to have one inputField that collects different information., how would I go about doing this?
Example something like a Linux terminal or windows command pump where it only has one inputfield but it ask you to provide different information?

Cheers in advance

2

You can add the onEndEdit listener so as to change the behaviour of your input field :

public InputField inputField;
private string username ;
private string password;

void Start()
{
     SelectNameInput();
}

public void SelectNameInput()
{
     inputField.onEndEdit.RemoveListener( OnPasswordValidated ) ;
     inputField.onEndEdit.RemoveListener( OnUsernameValidated   ) ;
     inputField.onEndEdit.AddListener( OnUsernameValidated   ) ;
     inputField.contentType = UnityEngine.UI.InputField.ContentType.Standard;
}

public void SelectPasswordInput()
{
     inputField.onEndEdit.RemoveListener( OnPasswordValidated ) ;
     inputField.onEndEdit.RemoveListener( OnUsernameValidated   ) ;
     inputField.onEndEdit.AddListener( OnPasswordValidated   ) ;
     inputField.contentType = UnityEngine.UI.InputField.ContentType.Password ;
}

void OnUsernameValidated( string value )
{
     if( !CheckUsername( value ) )
          return ;

     username = value ;
     SelectPasswordInput();
}

void OnPasswordValidated ( string value )
{
     if( !CheckPassword( value ) )
          return ;

     password = value ;
     SelectNameInput();
}

bool CheckUsername( string value )
{
	bool valid = true ;
	
    // Make checks on user name like length, only letters....
    
	if( valid )
	{
		// Show success message
	}
	else
	{
		// Show error message
	}
	
	return valid ;
}

bool CheckPassword( string value )
{
	bool valid = true ;
	
    // Make checks on password like minimum size, numbers, ....
	
	if( valid )
	{
		// Show success message
	}
	else
	{
		// Show error message
	}
	
	return valid ;
}

Changing the input type when ending the edit may not be the best idea since the event can be fired when the input looses the focus.