[XNA (C#)] text input

King Harold · Post by **King Harold** » Sun 11 May, 2008 3:34 pm

Well I kinda need a way to get text-input in XNA
Is there any normal way to go about this or would I have to code the whole thing out? (including delays and shiftkeys and capslock..)

@Ben: If you could tell me how to avoid a CallbackOnCollectedDelegate warning then I would be happy to use your hack

PS: don't worry, I still also code for TI's, but at the uni it's mostly for "normal" computers

Post by **benryves** » Sun 11 May, 2008 5:50 pm

Indeed, XNA does not offer text input methods. This design decision is understandable as it's intended for use on the Xbox 360, but it is mildly irritating.

I believe you're using an old version of my class; make sure you're using the latest version of the code. (You can verify that the old code is broken by calling GC.Collect() - this should trigger an instant crash when the unreferenced, unmanaged callback is nuked by the garbage collector).

King Harold · Post by **King Harold** » Sun 11 May, 2008 6:16 pm

Oh cool I didn't know you had a new version

New one works perfectly! many thanks!

Post by **benryves** » Sun 11 May, 2008 6:20 pm

I'd edit the old post (adding a link to the new one), but GameDev.net is currently down.

Sorry for any inconvenience!

King Harold · Post by **King Harold** » Sun 11 May, 2008 7:04 pm

No problem, posting here worked