where am I going wrong in this OnPointerDown script?

Code (CSharp):

1. using UnityEngine;
2. using System.Collections;
3. using UnityEngine.EventSystems;
4.  
5. public class phgs : MonoBehaviour, IPointerDownHandler {
6.  
7.     // Use this for initialization
8.     void Start () {
9.    
10.     }
11.    
12.     // Update is called once per frame
13.     void Update () {
14.    
15.     }
16.  
17.     public void OnPointerDown(PointerEventData data){
18.         Debug.Log ("OnPointerDown");
19.         ph.g = 1;
20.     }
21. }

I've only used buttons via the hierarchy before but now I'm making more advanced stuff that option was very limiting so wanting to do it via coding. if someone could help me out, thanks

 

well the class name is totally non descriptive... and what is "ph.g" supposed to be? it's not declared in the script so you should be seeing errors in the console.

oh and have you added an appropriate raycaster component to the camera?

 

I mean it's pretty clear that it's referencing a static float from another script

 

Putting aside the bad naming of classes, you gave so little info that we can't really help you solve this. Don't know what type of object this class is on. While I can assume your issue is your debug isn't printing, that is the limit of knowledge I have.

 

I asked a very simple question, I want it to detect that the button is pressed down, which anyone of any vague knowledge of unity would be able to assume.

bad naming haha wow you really have no idea at all about coding and professional naming of classes. you probably name them "Script Which Makes The Character Move Forward". I professionally name my scripts as acronyms. I work for a gaming company, very, very standard practise, not that you would know in any way at all

 

I'm sorry that you can't read into basic, basic professional coding but it's not a good idea to be aggressive (in the case, you not having very advanced knowledge at all of unity) to people because you have issues in your own life

then again, many on this board won't ever be professional and have no basic perceptive understanding of most things required to work in the industry

 

lel, so much professional

You maybe need to take a look at the "standards" of programmation,

https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms229045(v=vs.110).aspx

 

Read through his post history. "Professional" is not the word I would use.

I was going to respond with the, roughly, 5 ways of getting a button press but I am not professional enough to answer your question.

 

I happen to work in this industry. And in doing so, I try not to assume anything. It is up to you to be clear about what you need help with.

Issues in my life? huh?

But, as you are a "pro" and you don't think any of us are, you obviously don't need any help from us.

 

You have not explained if this is for 2d objects 3d objects or if it is for the UI system and a canvas. For any of these you will need to add the appropriate Raycaster for the type of object you are trying to interact with to the camera, or in the case of a canvas in overlay mode to the canvas. You also need to have a EventSystem component somewhere in your scene.

P.S. There are a few industry veterans in here, and i think most agree the naming conventions should convey what things actually are and put readability above all else. People were confused about your static variable `ph.g` because the convention for most languages including C# is to Capitalize the first letter of class names.

Also stop acting like a tool.

 

Yeah - that's a great way to get your questions answered.....

 

I've closed this thread. Thank you to those trying to help the OP, but there is no acceptable reason to shame or antagonize users. I've issued warnings to all parties involved.

Something that will help reduce threads that devolve like this is to make sure you have sufficient information for users to go off of. A simple "Why doesn't this work" won't get you the best results. Remember that as well as the Developer Network Rules in future posts.