UI: Loading the text in a Text type with a String?

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Using the new Unity4.6 UI System;

I've got a Text type loaded onto a canvas that I need to update with a string. In attempting to update a text component as follows;

 myObject.getComponent<Text>().text = passedString;

I'm sent back an error stating that a String type cannot be implicitly converted to a Text type. Casting passedString manually also doesn't make any difference.

I've found I can actually hack around it with;

 myObject.getComponent<Text>().text = "" + passedString;

But this at least, looks like terrible practice.

Could anyone let me know what the correct way of converting a String to a text type is?

Answer 1

Answer by shriya · Dec 24, 2014 at 05:12 AM

Hi, I don't think you are doing anything wrong. Still try this:

 using UnityEngine.UI;
 public class yourClass : MonoBehaviour
 {
     public Text largeAlphabetHighlighter; // Pass this value from inspector..
  void Start()
 {
    largeAlphabetHighlighter.text = passedString;
 }

}

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