Selecting UIInput field without text selection

[Wumpee]

How can I set a UIInput object as active and not have the text selected?

I am trying to set up a key binding for the / key so that when you press it, the input field is selected, and a slash is in the input field already so you can continue typing, but the / always comes up selected with the highlight on it, which I don't want.

Doing this following doesn't work as expected:

1. var input = gameObject.GetComponent<UIInput>();
2. input.value = "/";
3. input.selectionStart = 1;
4. input.selectionEnd = 1;

I want it so that when I press / I can continue typing rather than having to press Enter, then type "/help" etc.

[ArenMook]

I handle that in Windward, and don't have to do anything special. Here's the Update() function of a script attached to my input field:

1.         protected override void Update ()
2.         {
3.                 base.Update();
4.  
5.                 if (!UICamera.inputHasFocus)
6.                 {
7.                         if (Input.GetKeyDown(KeyCode.Slash) && !MyPlayer.HasBoundKey(KeyCode.Slash))
8.                         {
9.                                 input.isSelected = true;
10.                         }
11.                         else if (Input.GetKeyUp(KeyCode.R) && !MyPlayer.HasBoundKey(KeyCode.R))
12.                         {
13.                                 if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(GameChat.lastPlayerPM))
14.                                 {
15.                                         input.isSelected = true;
16.                                         input.value = "/pm " + GameChat.lastPlayerPM + ": ";
17.                                 }
18.                         }
19.                 }
20.         }

[Wumpee]

When I try that exact code, I still end up with the entire text in the UIInput field selected automatically, so as soon as you start typing it overwrites what was inserted into the control.

[ArenMook]

I wonder if it's anything related to the NGUI changes I have in the Windward branch... I've just done a merge into the NGUI pro branch, if you have access to that, give it a try?

[Wumpee]

I don't currently have access. Can I email you my asset store receipt to get access to the repository?

[ArenMook]

Unfortunately no. Pro access is a different license. I can send you an updated unitypackage to try though. Toss me an email with the OR# and I'll hook you up.

[Wumpee]

Thank you... I've sent you a PM.

[hrlarsen]

Did you guys resolve this, because Im facing a similar issue, where I am trying to create a simple text editor where you can press bold, italic etc. and it should be so that you just continue from where you left the text caret. I also get the whole text selected when setting input.isSelected = true

[hrlarsen]

Nevermind, found a solution. I forgot to set the variable input.selectAllTextOnFocus = false;

[Wumpee]

Thanks for mentioning that hrlarsen.

That fixes the issue I had too.

[Zylann]

Sorry to necro, but I have the exact same issue for the same use case, and none of the above worked for me in 3.9.9.

I need both: when the user clicks or hits a shortcut, the whole text must be selected.
But, in some cases, I want to focus the input and append text to it without selecting the text.

I tried this:

1.         bool temp = input.selectAllTextOnFocus;
2.         input.selectAllTextOnFocus = false;
3.  
4.         input.isSelected = true;
5.         input.value = text;
6.  
7.         input.selectAllTextOnFocus = temp;
8.  

But it doesn't works.

Actually I found that the text gets selected one frame after, from the Update() callback in UIInput (only place selectAllTextOnFocus is used), making it needlessly hard to temporarily disable it when setting a text prefix

[ArenMook]

1. input.selectAllTextOnFocus = false;
2. input.isSelected = true;
3. input.value = text;
4. UIEventDelegate.Get(input.gameObject).on Select = delegate (GameObject go, bool isSelected)
5. {
6.     if (!isSelected) input.selectAllTextOnFocus = true;
7. };
8.  

Note I had to spell "on Select" with a space because this forum rejects the post without the space. You will want to remove it though.