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public var character: char;
public char character;

Description

The character typed.

Used in EventType.KeyDown event. Note that EventType.KeyUp events might not contain a character, only Event.keyCode.

See Also: Event.keyCode.

	function OnGUI() {
		var e : Event = Event.current;
		if (e.isKey) {
			Debug.Log("Detected character: " + e.character);
		}
	}
using UnityEngine;
using System.Collections;

public class ExampleClass : MonoBehaviour { void OnGUI() { Event e = Event.current; if (e.isKey) Debug.Log("Detected character: " + e.character); } }