/// Credit Chris Trueman /// Sourced from - http://forum.unity3d.com/threads/use-reticle-like-mouse-for-worldspace-uis.295271/ using UnityEngine.UI.Extensions; namespace UnityEngine.EventSystems.Extensions { [RequireComponent(typeof(EventSystem))] [AddComponentMenu("Event/Extensions/Aimer Input Module")] public class AimerInputModule : PointerInputModule { /// /// The Input axis name used to activate the object under the reticle. /// public string activateAxis = "Submit"; /// /// The aimer offset position. Aimer is center screen use this offset to change that. /// public Vector2 aimerOffset = new Vector2(0, 0); /// /// The object under aimer. A static access field that lets you know what is under the aimer. /// This field can return null. /// public static GameObject objectUnderAimer; protected AimerInputModule() { } public override void ActivateModule() { StandaloneInputModule StandAloneSystem = GetComponent(); if (StandAloneSystem != null && StandAloneSystem.enabled) { Debug.LogError("Aimer Input Module is incompatible with the StandAloneInputSystem, " + "please remove it from the Event System in this scene or disable it when this module is in use"); } } public override void Process() { bool pressed = UIExtensionsInputManager.GetButtonDown(activateAxis); bool released = UIExtensionsInputManager.GetButtonUp(activateAxis); PointerEventData pointer = GetAimerPointerEventData(); ProcessInteraction(pointer, pressed, released); if (!released) ProcessMove(pointer); else RemovePointerData(pointer); } protected virtual PointerEventData GetAimerPointerEventData() { PointerEventData pointerData; //Not certain on the use of this. //I know that -1 is the mouse and anything positive would be a finger/touch, 0 being the first finger, 1 being the second and so one till the system limit is reached. //So that is the reason I choose -2. GetPointerData(-2, out pointerData, true); pointerData.Reset(); pointerData.position = new Vector2(Screen.width * 0.5f, Screen.height * 0.5f) + aimerOffset; eventSystem.RaycastAll(pointerData, m_RaycastResultCache); var raycast = FindFirstRaycast(m_RaycastResultCache); pointerData.pointerCurrentRaycast = raycast; m_RaycastResultCache.Clear(); return pointerData; } private void ProcessInteraction(PointerEventData pointer, bool pressed, bool released) { var currentOverGo = pointer.pointerCurrentRaycast.gameObject; objectUnderAimer = ExecuteEvents.GetEventHandler(currentOverGo);//we only want objects that we can submit on. if (pressed) { pointer.eligibleForClick = true; pointer.delta = Vector2.zero; pointer.pressPosition = pointer.position; pointer.pointerPressRaycast = pointer.pointerCurrentRaycast; // search for the control that will receive the press // if we can't find a press handler set the press // handler to be what would receive a click. var newPressed = ExecuteEvents.ExecuteHierarchy(currentOverGo, pointer, ExecuteEvents.submitHandler); // didn't find a press handler... search for a click handler if (newPressed == null) { newPressed = ExecuteEvents.ExecuteHierarchy(currentOverGo, pointer, ExecuteEvents.pointerDownHandler); if (newPressed == null) newPressed = ExecuteEvents.GetEventHandler(currentOverGo); } else { pointer.eligibleForClick = false; } if (newPressed != pointer.pointerPress) { pointer.pointerPress = newPressed; pointer.rawPointerPress = currentOverGo; pointer.clickCount = 0; } // Save the drag handler as well pointer.pointerDrag = ExecuteEvents.GetEventHandler(currentOverGo); if (pointer.pointerDrag != null) ExecuteEvents.Execute(pointer.pointerDrag, pointer, ExecuteEvents.beginDragHandler); } if (released) { //Debug.Log("Executing pressup on: " + pointer.pointerPress); ExecuteEvents.Execute(pointer.pointerPress, pointer, ExecuteEvents.pointerUpHandler); //Debug.Log("KeyCode: " + pointer.eventData.keyCode); // see if we mouse up on the same element that we clicked on... var pointerUpHandler = ExecuteEvents.GetEventHandler(currentOverGo); // PointerClick if (pointer.pointerPress == pointerUpHandler && pointer.eligibleForClick) { float time = Time.unscaledTime; if (time - pointer.clickTime < 0.3f) ++pointer.clickCount; else pointer.clickCount = 1; pointer.clickTime = time; ExecuteEvents.Execute(pointer.pointerPress, pointer, ExecuteEvents.pointerClickHandler); } else if (pointer.pointerDrag != null) { ExecuteEvents.ExecuteHierarchy(currentOverGo, pointer, ExecuteEvents.dropHandler); } pointer.eligibleForClick = false; pointer.pointerPress = null; pointer.rawPointerPress = null; if (pointer.pointerDrag != null) ExecuteEvents.Execute(pointer.pointerDrag, pointer, ExecuteEvents.endDragHandler); pointer.pointerDrag = null; } } public override void DeactivateModule() { base.DeactivateModule(); ClearSelection(); } } }