Disabling OnPointerDown?

Hi,

Is there any way to disable OnPointerDown, OnDrag, OnPointerUp, etc... functions temporarily by script?

Or is there any workaround so I could stop them from working for a while and then turn them back on?

Thanks in advance.

 

Disable the scripts that implement those interfaces

Code (csharp):

1.  
2. var pointers = GetComponents<IPointerDownHandler>();
3. if (pointers != null)
4. {
5.     foreach (var p in pointers)
6.         p.enabled = false;
7. }
8.  

 

Hi KelsoMRK,

It doesn't work for me, it says (I've tried your code from Start):
CS1061 'IPointerDownHandler' does not contain a definition for 'enabled' and no extension method 'enabled' accepting a first argument of type 'IPointerDownHandler' could be found (are you missing a using directive or an assembly reference?).

I'd like to disable IPointerDownHandler from the same script it is used in. Can that be a problem?

Thanks for the help.

 

Ah right - derp moment on my part. Cast each one to a MonoBehaviour first.

Code (csharp):

1.  
2. foreach (var p in pointers)
3. {
4.     var mb = p as MonoBehaviour;
5.     if (mb != null)
6.         mb.enabled = false;
7. }
8.  

You can certainly do it in the same class, in that case it'd just be

Code (csharp):

1.  
2. this.enabled = false;
3.  

And if you need to get it again, pass true as an argument in GetComponent to return disabled components

Code (csharp):

1.  
2. var poiner = GetComponent<IPointerDowHandler>(true);
3.  

 

Thanks a lot KelsoMRK, it works!