Unity: DisplayDialogComplex Example

This practical article walks you through a complete example that demonstrates how to implement a complex dialog in Unity by using the built-in EditorUtility.DisplayDialogComplex static function. Without any further ado, let’s get our hands dirty.

A Quick Note

The DisplayDialogComplex static function of the EditorUtility class can take up to 5 parameters:

• title (String): the title of the dialog
• message (String): the content of the dialog
• ok (String): the text on the dialog function chosen button
• cancel (String): the text on the dialog cancel button
• alt (String): the text on the alternative purpose button

The Example

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The code:

using System.Collections;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using UnityEngine;
using UnityEditor;

public class ComplexDialog : MonoBehaviour
{
  void Start()
  {
    // Call the ShowDialog function after 3 seconds
    Invoke("ShowDialog", 3.0f);
  }

  void ShowDialog()
  {
    int selectedOption = EditorUtility.DisplayDialogComplex(
        title: "Warning",
        message: "Are you sure want to quit the game?",
        ok: "Yes",
        cancel: "No",
        alt: "Just Pause The Game"
    );

    if (selectedOption == 0)
    {
      Debug.Log("You chose to quit the game");
    }
    else if (selectedOption == 1)
    {
      Debug.Log("You chose to continue playing the game");
    }
    else if (selectedOption == 2)
    {
      Debug.Log("You chose to pause the game. You can resume it anytime");
    }
  }
}

Conclusion

We’ve examined an example of implementing a complex dialog in Unity. If you’d like to explore more interesting stuff about game development, take a look at the following articles:

• Unity – How to Show a Confirmation Dialog
• Unity – How to Run a Function after a Delay
• Unity – Programmatically Enable/Disable a Script Component
• Unity – Programmatically Count the Scenes in Build Settings
• C#: How to Convert a Numeric String to Int/Double

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