Resolved Access button functionality via script

Hi,

I have an object with a button it, and it has different images or colors selected for each action, hover, selected, pressed etc'
it works great when i'm using my mouse and on mobile, however - i would like the option to use the exact same button functionality when using a keyboard.

what i mean is - if i press "W" i want it to simulate and show the exact same thing as when i press the button that marks left, same for other buttons... i hope that's clear.

to clarify - is there anyway to do the following from a script:
when i press "W", i want it to be exactly the same as what happens when i press on a button, whatever is in the pressed or selected part?
i dont want it to activate the OnClick part of the button, i just want the button UI changes.
(i know i can do something from code, but i dont want to duplicate, i want to call the exact same thing in case i change it in the future)


Thanks in advance,

 

Generally break up the steps of this:

- collect ALL user intention:
---------> button press
---------> related key press (W)

- act upon the user's intention

It's trivial to add a script that invokes the Button's .onClick() method when you press a key. Such a script would look something like:

https://github.com/kurtdekker/datas...Assets/Datasack/Input/DSUserIntentKeyboard.cs

That's a more-involved fully-featured script to map any number of keyboard input events down to invoking a button, but the meat and potatoes is lines 121 and 122:

Code (csharp):

1.                var button = GetComponent<Button>();
2.                button.onClick.Invoke();

 

@Kurt-Dekker thank you for your answer.
i took your advice and just broke it all down, it seems like a lot of work to do if i want to support both keyboard and mouse pointers / mobile.
really thought there would be something shorter / easier.

i dont need the onClick.Invoke though.

thanks again!