Declaration
public static string TextField(Rect position, string text, GUIStyle style = EditorStyles.textField);Declaration
public static string TextField(Rect position, string label, string text, GUIStyle style = EditorStyles.textField);Declaration
public static string TextField(Rect position, GUIContent label, string text, GUIStyle style = EditorStyles.textField);Parameters
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| position | Rectangle on the screen to use for the text field. |
| label | Optional label to display in front of the text field. |
| text | The text to edit. |
| style | Optional GUIStyle. |
Returns
string The text entered by the user.
Description
Makes a text field.
This works just like GUI.TextField, but correctly responds to select all, copy, paste etc. in the editor,
and it can have an optional label in front.
[EditorGUITextField.png]
Text field in an Editor Window.
![[EditorGUITextField.png]](https://docs.unity3d.com/ScriptReference/../StaticFiles/ScriptRefImages/EditorGUITextField.png){kind=link}
using UnityEngine; using UnityEditor;
// Changes the name of the selected Objects to the one typed in the text field
class EditorGUITextField : EditorWindow { string objNames = "";
[MenuItem("Examples/Bulk Name change")] static void Init() { var window = GetWindow<EditorGUITextField>(); window.Show(); }
void OnGUI() { EditorGUI.DropShadowLabel(new Rect(0, 0, position.width, 20), "Select the objects to rename.");
objNames = EditorGUI.TextField(new Rect(10, 25, position.width - 20, 20), "New Names:", objNames);
if (Selection.activeTransform) { if (GUI.Button(new Rect(0, 50, position.width, 30), "Bulk rename!")) { foreach (Transform t in Selection.transforms) { t.name = objNames; } } } }
void OnInspectorUpdate() { Repaint(); } }