How to use the new Input Field

Questions & Answers
1

I can’t figure out how to use the new input field. there doesn’t seem any way to transfer it to a string in a script. Does anyone know how I could do that?

2

Here’s code for both catching the submission (this happens when you press a button that is set as Submit in the input system - Enter by default) and using a button to submit:

(include UnityEngine.UI for access to UI components)

   [SerializeField]
        private InputField nameInputField = null;
    
        [SerializeField]
        private Button submitButton = null;
    
        private void Start()
        {
            // Add listener to catch the submit (when set Submit button is pressed)
            nameInputField.onSubmit.AddListener((value) => SubmitName(value));
    // Add validation
            nameInputField.validation = InputField.Validation.Alphanumeric;
    
    // This is a setup for a button that grabs the field value when pressed
            submitButton.onClick.AddListener(() => SubmitName(nameInputField.value));
        }
    
    private void SubmitName(string name)
    {
       //What to do with the value from input field
    }
3

Hmmm… unity is annoying me… with the various UI changes, and the removal of onSubmit… I had to put a check in Update.

void Update(){
	if (chatInput.isFocused) {
		if(Input.GetButtonDown("Submit")){
			.. do things ..
		}
	}
}