HelpTextToggle C# Script

 

I asked ChatGPT: "To create a Unity script that toggles the visibility of a HelpText GameObject attached to the Main Camera, you can follow these steps: I also asked it to add an auto-hide timer.

Create a new C# script in your Unity project and name it "HelpTextToggle".

Open the script in your preferred code editor.

Replace the default script content with the following code:

using System.Collections;

using UnityEngine;

public class HelpTextToggle : MonoBehaviour

{

    public GameObject helpTextObject; // Reference to the HelpText GameObject

    private bool isHelpTextVisible; // Keep track of the HelpText visibility state

    private float hideTimer = 7.0f; // Duration to wait before auto-hiding the HelpText

    private void Start()

    {

        isHelpTextVisible = helpTextObject.activeSelf; // Get the initial state of HelpText GameObject

    }

    private void Update()

    {

        ToggleHelpText();

    }

    private void ToggleHelpText()

    {

        // Check if the user pressed the "H" key

        if (Input.GetKeyDown(KeyCode.H))

        {

            // Toggle the visibility of the HelpText GameObject

            isHelpTextVisible = !isHelpTextVisible;

            helpTextObject.SetActive(isHelpTextVisible);

            // If the HelpText is visible, start the auto-hide timer

            if (isHelpTextVisible)

            {

                StartCoroutine(AutoHideHelpText());

            }

            else

            {

                // If the HelpText is manually hidden, stop the auto-hide timer

                StopCoroutine(AutoHideHelpText());

            }

        }

    }

    private IEnumerator AutoHideHelpText()

    {

        // Wait for the specified duration

        yield return new WaitForSeconds(hideTimer);

        // Hide the HelpText GameObject and update the visibility state

        helpTextObject.SetActive(false);

        isHelpTextVisible = false;

    }

}