Unity UI Cookbook

Creating a well-formatted timer

In this recipe, we are going to create a timer that displays time on the screen in minutes and seconds. The benefit of using a more precise timer is the ability to provide the player with a more precise indication of time. This is particularly helpful when there are moments during the game that can take up a considerable amount of time. Having time displayed in a familiar format also assists the player to easily recognize and respond to the amount of time remaining. We will use Text (Script) and develop a script to achieve this goal.

How to do it...

1. First of all, we need to create new UI text that will display our timer. Right-click on the Hierarchy panel and then navigate to UI | Text. Rename it to Well Formatted ...