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Question How are people handling basic mouse events?

Discussion in 'Entity Component System' started by BitPax, Dec 27, 2020.

  1. BitPax

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    Like how are people handling click, hover, drag, etc. for entities?
     
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  2. tertle

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    System that reads required inputs and writes them to a component to be used.
     
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  3. BitPax

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    Hey, thanks tertle for the reply! It's not clear to me what the optimal way to set this up would be. Could you show me an example?

    Say I have a 5 cubes, what's a good way to know which one I clicked using ECS?
     
    BitPax, Dec 27, 2020
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  4. vectorized-runner

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    I use Unity.Physics CollisionWorld.CastRay to determine what's under the mouse. You can then determine if dragging, hovering etc with Input class.
     
    vectorized-runner, Dec 27, 2020
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  5. tertle

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    Oh I misinterpreted what you meant. I totally forgot those mouse events were a thing tbh, I haven't used them in years.
     
    tertle, Dec 27, 2020
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