Raycast ignore all but layer8

EDIT:wow, missing the distance did this to me. now works fine.
thanks for looking

Hello all.
My problem is i want to cast a ray and have it pass-through/ignore all layers except for a single layer, layer a.
i make 2 cubes, a and b.
i make 2 custom layers, a and b. which are user layer 8 and 9.
cube a goes to layer a
cube b goes to layer b

in editor, move cube b in front of cube a.
run scene, and click.
only hit b.
if i move camera so i can see both, it will hit the first collider only. never passes through. also, it seems odd that it can even hit layer b, user layer 9, since i told it to only hit a, layer 8.

my code:

Code (CSharp):

1.  
2. using UnityEngine;
3. using System.Collections;
4.  
5. public class NewBehaviourScript : MonoBehaviour {
6. void Update()
7.  
8.     {    
9.         if (Input.GetMouseButtonDown(0))
10.         {
11.             int layerMaskTest = 1 << 8;      
12.             RaycastHit hitInfo = new RaycastHit();
13.             bool hit = Physics.Raycast(Camera.main.ScreenPointToRay(Input.mousePosition), out hitInfo, layerMaskTest);
14.             if (hit)
15. Debug.Log(hitInfo.transform.gameObject);  
16.             {
17.                 Debug.Log("hit: " + hitInfo.transform.gameObject.layer);
18.                if (hitInfo.collider.gameObject.name == "a")
19.                 {              
20.                     Debug.Log(hitInfo.transform.gameObject);              
21.                     Debug.Log("Hit a");                
22.                 }
23.             }
24.         }
25.     }

i have been looking at other examples, none seem to work for me.
http://docs.unity3d.com/Manual/Layers.html didn't work, even when i copied their code.

 

In Physics.Raycast, the parameter after the hitInfo is always the maxDistance, meaning the length of the ray. Instead of specifying the layer, you are defining the ray length.
http://docs.unity3d.com/ScriptReference/Physics.Raycast.html

Just add Mathf.Infinity as the maxDistance:

Code (csharp):

1. bool hit = Physics.Raycast(Camera.main.ScreenPointToRay(Input.mousePosition), out hitInfo, Mathf.Infinity, layerMaskTest);

As a side note: It is not necessary to create the RaycastHit on your own at line 12.

 

Thanks Dantun!