UITextInputComponent

You can use a text input component to provide player text input capability.

UiTextInputBus

Services messages for the UiTextInputComponent.

GetChangeAction

Returns the action triggered when the text is changed.

Syntax

const AZStd::string& GetChangeAction()

GetCursorBlinkInterval

Returns the cursor blink interval of the text input.

Syntax

float GetCursorBlinkInterval()

GetEndEditAction

Returns the action triggered when the editing of text is finished.

Syntax

const AZStd::string& GetEndEditAction()

GetEnterAction

Returns the action triggered when enter is pressed.

Syntax

const AZStd::string& GetEnterAction()

GetIsPasswordField

Returns whether the text input is configured as a password field.

Syntax

bool GetIsPasswordField()

GetMaxStringLength

Returns the maximum number of characters that can be entered.

Syntax

int GetMaxStringLength()

GetPlaceHolderTextEntity

Returns the placeholder text element.

Syntax

AZ::EntityId GetPlaceHolderTextEntity()

GetReplacementCharacter

Returns the replacement character used to hide password text.

Syntax

char GetReplacementCharacter()

GetText

Returns the text string being displayed or edited by the element.

Syntax

AZStd::string GetText()

GetTextCursorColor

Returns the color to be used for the text cursor.

Syntax

AZ::Color GetTextCursorColor()

GetTextEntity

Returns the text element.

Syntax

AZ::EntityId GetTextEntity()

GetTextSelectionColor

Returns the color to be used for the text background when it is selected.

Syntax

AZ::Color GetTextSelectionColor()

SetChangeAction

Sets the action triggered when the text is changed.

Syntax

void SetChangeAction(const AZStd::string& actionName)

SetCursorBlinkInterval

Sets the cursor blink interval of the text input.

Syntax

void SetCursorBlinkInterval(float interval)

SetEndEditAction

Sets the action triggered when the editing of text is finished.

Syntax

void SetEndEditAction(const AZStd::string& actionName)

SetEnterAction

Sets the action triggered when enter is pressed.

Syntax

void SetEnterAction(const AZStd::string& actionName)

SetIsPasswordField

Sets whether the text input is configured as a password field.

Syntax

void SetIsPasswordField(bool passwordField)

SetMaxStringLength

Sets the maximum number of characters that can be entered.

Syntax

void SetMaxStringLength(int maxCharacters)

SetPlaceHolderTextEntity

Sets the placeholder text element.

Syntax

void SetPlaceHolderTextEntity(AZ::EntityId textEntity) 

SetReplacementCharacter

Sets the replacement character used to hide password text.

Syntax

void SetReplacementCharacter(char replacementChar) 

SetText

Sets the text string being displayed or edited by the element.

Syntax

void SetText(const AZStd::string& text)

SetTextCursorColor

Sets the color to be used for the text cursor.

Syntax

void SetTextCursorColor(const AZ::Color& color) 

SetTextEntity

Sets the text element.

Syntax

void SetTextEntity(AZ::EntityId textEntity)

SetTextSelectionColor

Sets the color to be used for the text background when it is selected.

Syntax

void SetTextSelectionColor(const AZ::Color& color) 

UiTextInputNotificationBus

Services notifications for the UiTextInputComponent.

OnTextInputChange

Called when a character is added, removed, or changed.

Syntax

void OnTextInputChange(const AZStd::string& textString)

OnTextInputEndEdit

Called when edit of text is completed.

Syntax

void OnTextInputEndEdit(const AZStd::string& textString)

OnTextInputEnter

Called when Enter is pressed on the keyboard.

Syntax

void OnTextInputEnter(const AZStd::string& textString)