Inputfield

Unity Engine
1

How do I get the input from inputfield ?

Iv’e tried the
Changestring method
OnSubmit Method

and

InputField myInput = GameObject.Find("InputField").GetComponent<InputField> ();
string input = myInput.text;

I’ve tried lots of versions I found on the internet… None work for me, any help ?

2

If you look at the InputField, you can see there is actually a child Text object which holds the text. You need to reference that:

InputField myInput = GameObject.Find("InputField").GetComponent<InputField> ();
string input = myInput.textComponent.text;
3

I’m getting : A field initializer cannot reference the non static field, method or property

4

I think something else must be wrong. myInput.text and myInput.textComponent.text are both working fine for me.

Try adding this test script to your input field:

using UnityEngine;
using UnityEngine.UI;
using System.Collections;

publicclassTest : MonoBehaviour {

    private InputField _input;

    void Start ()
    {
        _input = gameObject.GetComponent<InputField>();
    }

   void Update ()
   {
      Debug.Log(_input.text);
      Debug.Log(_input.textComponent.text);
   }
}
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5

Thanks mate, it works now