private List <RectTransform> ChangeWordToChars(string word)
{
if (!commandPrefix.text.Contains(word))
{
Debug.LogError($"\"{word}\" not found in string!");
return(null);
}
TMP_TextInfo textInfo = commandPrefix.textInfo;
Debug.Log("First 3 chars of text info are: " + textInfo.characterInfo[0].character + textInfo.characterInfo[1].character + textInfo.characterInfo[2].character);
List <RectTransform> charList = new List <RectTransform>();
string commandText = commandPrefix.text;
int wordIndex = commandText.IndexOf(word);
int charCount = textInfo.characterCount;
Debug.Log($"cText: {commandText}, wIndex: {wordIndex}, cCount: {charCount}");
//The Y of the first letter, making sure every letter is on the right height
TMP_CharacterInfo tempCInfo = textInfo.characterInfo[0];
float firstY = VectorExtensions.Center(commandPrefix.transform.TransformPoint(tempCInfo.topRight), commandPrefix.transform.TransformPoint(tempCInfo.bottomLeft)).y;
for (int i = wordIndex; i < charCount; i++)
{
TMP_CharacterInfo cInfo = textInfo.characterInfo[i];
if (!cInfo.isVisible)
{
continue;
}
//Gets the center of the letter
Vector3 bottomLeft = commandPrefix.transform.TransformPoint(cInfo.bottomLeft);
Vector3 topRight = commandPrefix.transform.TransformPoint(cInfo.topRight);
Vector3 center = VectorExtensions.Center(topRight, bottomLeft);
center.y = firstY;
//Spawn the characters
TextMeshProUGUI obj = Instantiate(charPrefab, center, Quaternion.identity);
string c = cInfo.character.ToString();
obj.name = c;
obj.text = c;
obj.transform.parent = commandPrefix.transform;
obj.transform.localScale = Vector3.one;
charList.Add((RectTransform)obj.transform);
}
commandPrefix.text = commandText.Remove(wordIndex);
return(charList);
}