UI Scrollbar

The UI Scrollbar object allows the user to drag a handle along a path. The position of the handle on the path affects the position of an image or objects within a usable area.

If you're having trouble seeing what a scroll bar is from the preceding description, it is most commonly used in video games with menus that have a lot of information within a viewable area that is smaller than the area that all the information takes up.

To create a UI Scrollbar, select Create | UI | Scrollbar. By default, a UI Scrollbar has a child named Sliding Area. The Sliding Area also has a child named Handle.

The Sliding Area child is an empty GameObject. Its purpose is to ensure that its child, the Handle, is correctly positioned and aligned. The ...

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