[solved] Carriage return in string: /n and copy from notepad not working.

[createasaurus]

Hi,
I have a GUI Text that is updated with Set String Value.  I'd like to do a carriage return or line break, to do multipule lines.

I did a fourm search, and this topic has come up a lot.  There are many answers over the years (see below) none work for me now.  There are even some posts saying that the ones below no longer work.

1.) copy/paste from GUI text
2.) /n
3.) Open notepad, and copy/paste carriage return

Please, is there a current way to do this?  Should I keep trying these, perhaps I am I doing something wrong?

Thank you!!

[Alex Chouls]

I need to look into this again, but I believe the behaviour of EditorGUI.TextField changed in Unity 5 no longer allowing /n linefeeds.

I believe EditorGUI.TextArea still allows /n linefeeds.

You can force the text field in an action to use TextArea using the UIHintAttribute:

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[UIHint(UIHint.TextArea)]      
So, for example, you could edit SetStringValue.cs to add the attribute to stringValue:

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[UIHint(UIHint.TextArea)]
public FsmString stringValue;
Let me know if this works for you.
I might make this the default for some actions where it makes sense...

[createasaurus]

Thank you for your time on this.
I've tried... but it is still not working.  Here is what I did:

1) I updated the code in SetStringValue.cs

[RequiredField]
      //[UIHint(UIHint.Variable)]
      [UIHint(UIHint.TextArea)]
      public FsmString stringVariable;
      [RequiredField]
      public FsmString stringValue;
      public bool everyFrame;

2) I have a GUI text.  (Of interest, in the Inspector Text Field, I can use carriage return and it works.  However, I need to be updating this text with Set String Value)

3) I then used Set String Value in the following ways:
/n
//n
\n
Copy/Paste from notepad with line breaks
Copy/Paste from word with line breaks
Copy/Paste from Inspector Text Field with line breaks

None resulted in line breaks or respecting carriage return, when using Set String Value.

I would love to be able use this function if possible.

Gratefully,
createasaurus

[Alex Chouls]

The attribute goes on stringValue not stringVariable.

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[UIHint(UIHint.TextArea)]
public FsmString stringValue;
Make sure you restore [UIHint(UIHint.Variable)] on stringVariable.

[createasaurus]

Thank you.  It works!!!!!!!!!