Class PointerEventData

Each touch event creates one of these containing all the relevant information.

Inheritance
Object
AbstractEventData
BaseEventData
PointerEventData
Inherited Members
Namespace: UnityEngine.EventSystems
Syntax
public class PointerEventData : BaseEventData

Constructors

PointerEventData(EventSystem)

Declaration
public PointerEventData(EventSystem eventSystem)
Parameters
Type Name Description
EventSystem eventSystem
See Also

Fields

hovered

Declaration
public List<GameObject> hovered
Field Value
Type Description
List<GameObject>

Properties

altitudeAngle

The angle of the stylus relative to the surface, in radians

Declaration
public float altitudeAngle { get; set; }
Property Value
Type Description
Single
Remarks

A value of 0 indicates that the stylus is parallel to the surface. A value of pi/2 indicates that it is perpendicular to the surface.

See Also

azimuthAngle

The angle of the stylus relative to the x-axis, in radians.

Declaration
public float azimuthAngle { get; set; }
Property Value
Type Description
Single
Remarks

A value of 0 indicates that the stylus is pointed along the x-axis of the device.

See Also

button

The EventSystems.PointerEventData.InputButton for this event.

Declaration
public PointerEventData.InputButton button { get; set; }
Property Value
Type Description
PointerEventData.InputButton

clickCount

Number of clicks in a row.

Declaration
public int clickCount { get; set; }
Property Value
Type Description
Int32
Examples
using UnityEngine;
using System.Collections;
using UnityEngine.UI;
using UnityEngine.EventSystems;// Required when using Event data.

public class ExampleClass : MonoBehaviour, IPointerDownHandler
{
    public void OnPointerDown(PointerEventData eventData)
    {
        //Grab the number of consecutive clicks and assign it to an integer varible.
        int i = eventData.clickCount;
        //Display the click count.
        Debug.Log(i);
    }
}

clickTime

The last time a click event was sent. Used for double click

Declaration
public float clickTime { get; set; }
Property Value
Type Description
Single

delta

Pointer delta since last update.

Declaration
public Vector2 delta { get; set; }
Property Value
Type Description
Vector2

dragging

Is a drag operation currently occuring.

Declaration
public bool dragging { get; set; }
Property Value
Type Description
Boolean

eligibleForClick

Is it possible to click this frame

Declaration
public bool eligibleForClick { get; set; }
Property Value
Type Description
Boolean

enterEventCamera

The camera associated with the last OnPointerEnter event.

Declaration
public Camera enterEventCamera { get; }
Property Value
Type Description
Camera

fullyExited

Specifies in the case of a pointer exit if the pointer has fully exited the area or if it has just entered a child.

Declaration
public bool fullyExited { get; set; }
Property Value
Type Description
Boolean

lastPress

The raw GameObject for the last press event. This means that it is the 'pressed' GameObject even if it can not receive the press event itself.

Declaration
public GameObject lastPress { get; }
Property Value
Type Description
GameObject

pointerClick

The object that should receive the 'OnPointerClick' event.

Declaration
public GameObject pointerClick { get; set; }
Property Value
Type Description
GameObject

pointerCurrentRaycast

RaycastResult associated with the current event.

Declaration
public RaycastResult pointerCurrentRaycast { get; set; }
Property Value
Type Description
RaycastResult

pointerDrag

The object that is receiving 'OnDrag'.

Declaration
public GameObject pointerDrag { get; set; }
Property Value
Type Description
GameObject

pointerEnter

The object that received 'OnPointerEnter'.

Declaration
public GameObject pointerEnter { get; set; }
Property Value
Type Description
GameObject

pointerId

Id of the pointer (touch id).

Declaration
public int pointerId { get; set; }
Property Value
Type Description
Int32

pointerPress

The GameObject that received the OnPointerDown.

Declaration
public GameObject pointerPress { get; set; }
Property Value
Type Description
GameObject

pointerPressRaycast

RaycastResult associated with the pointer press.

Declaration
public RaycastResult pointerPressRaycast { get; set; }
Property Value
Type Description
RaycastResult

position

Current pointer position.

Declaration
public Vector2 position { get; set; }
Property Value
Type Description
Vector2

pressEventCamera

The camera associated with the last OnPointerPress event.

Declaration
public Camera pressEventCamera { get; }
Property Value
Type Description
Camera

pressPosition

Position of the press.

Declaration
public Vector2 pressPosition { get; set; }
Property Value
Type Description
Vector2

pressure

The amount of pressure currently applied by a touch.

Declaration
public float pressure { get; set; }
Property Value
Type Description
Single
Remarks

If the device does not report pressure, the value of this property is 1.0f.

See Also

radius

An estimate of the radius of a touch.

Declaration
public Vector2 radius { get; set; }
Property Value
Type Description
Vector2
Remarks

Add radiusVariance to get the maximum touch radius, subtract it to get the minimum touch radius.

See Also

radiusVariance

The accuracy of the touch radius.

Declaration
public Vector2 radiusVariance { get; set; }
Property Value
Type Description
Vector2
Remarks

Add this value to the radius to get the maximum touch radius, subtract it to get the minimum touch radius.

rawPointerPress

The object that the press happened on even if it can not handle the press event.

Declaration
public GameObject rawPointerPress { get; set; }
Property Value
Type Description
GameObject

reentered

Specifies in the case of a pointer enter if the pointer has entered a new area or if it has just reentered a parent after leaving a child.

Declaration
public bool reentered { get; set; }
Property Value
Type Description
Boolean

scrollDelta

The amount of scroll since the last update.

Declaration
public Vector2 scrollDelta { get; set; }
Property Value
Type Description
Vector2

tangentialPressure

The pressure applied to an additional pressure-sensitive control on the stylus.

Declaration
public float tangentialPressure { get; set; }
Property Value
Type Description
Single
See Also

twist

The rotation of the stylus around its axis, in radians.

Declaration
public float twist { get; set; }
Property Value
Type Description
Single
See Also

useDragThreshold

Should a drag threshold be used?

Declaration
public bool useDragThreshold { get; set; }
Property Value
Type Description
Boolean
Remarks

If you do not want a drag threshold set this to false in IInitializePotentialDragHandler.OnInitializePotentialDrag.

worldNormal

World-space normal where a ray cast into the screen hits something

Declaration
[Obsolete("Use either pointerCurrentRaycast.worldNormal or pointerPressRaycast.worldNormal")]
public Vector3 worldNormal { get; set; }
Property Value
Type Description
Vector3

worldPosition

World-space position where a ray cast into the screen hits something

Declaration
[Obsolete("Use either pointerCurrentRaycast.worldPosition or pointerPressRaycast.worldPosition")]
public Vector3 worldPosition { get; set; }
Property Value
Type Description
Vector3

Methods

IsPointerMoving()

Is the pointer moving.

Declaration
public bool IsPointerMoving()
Returns
Type Description
Boolean

IsScrolling()

Is scroll being used on the input device.

Declaration
public bool IsScrolling()
Returns
Type Description
Boolean

ToString()

Declaration
public override string ToString()
Returns
Type Description
String
Overrides