Scripting clipping

[tgraupmann]

How can I set the Clipping Center and Size for a UIPanel through script?

I thought maybe something like this:
               item.panel.clipping = UIDrawCall.Clipping.HardClip;
               item.panel.clipRange.Set(-x, 0, 0, 930);
               item.panel.UpdateDrawcalls();

I want Hard Clip, X=136, Size.X=930.

If I change the clip in the update loop, do I need to update the draw calls or something for it to update?

Thanks,

~Tim

[tgraupmann]

item.panel.clipping = UIDrawCall.Clipping.HardClip;

Was able to change the clipping.

But now I need the script to change the center and size...

[tgraupmann]

Found it:

               var range : Vector4 = new Vector4(x, 0, 930, 0);
               item.panel.clipping = UIDrawCall.Clipping.HardClip;
               item.panel.clipRange = range;

JavaScript and intellisense is a pain...

[tgraupmann]

The UIPanelInspector marks the UIPanel as dirty when the clip range is changed. How would I do that from the game code at runtime?

[ArenMook]

What for? The inspector marks the script / game object as dirty so Unity knows that it should be saved. Not sure why you would want to mess with that yourself?

[tgraupmann]

I just wanted to know if there's anything extra I need to do if I change the clip range during an update frame to get Unity to use that?

Instead I put the child objects into a child containter "ClipContainer" and move that which respects the clip range.

[ArenMook]

Assuming the panel has clipping enabled, adjusting clip range should work just fine.