Resolved XRIT: How to programatically drop a XRGrabInteractable held by a XRDirectInteractor?

I have an XRGrabInteractable held by an XRDirectInteractor.

How can I programmatically ungrab/drop the held XRGrabInteractable?

I don't want to press the SELECT button on my controller to release it.

I want a XRSocketInteractor-like behavior, when I put the grabbed object inside a trigger collider, the object should be re-parented and automatically detached from the hand controller grabbing it.

 

If you ever figure this out, let me know. I've tried a lot of things but was unable to do this.

 

Code (CSharp):

1.  
2. //This will release the held XRGrabInteractable, only to re-grab it in the next frame
3. XRBaseInteractorRef.EndManualInteraction();
4.  
5. //This stopped the immediate re-grab
6. XRBaseInteractorRef.EndManualInteraction();
7. XRBaseInteractorRef.gameObject.SetActive(false);
8.  
9. //I tried this also but it didn't stop the re-grab, maybe it is valid for a single frame and I had to do it continous
10. XRBaseInteractorRef.allowSelect = false;
11. XRBaseInteractorRef.enableInteractions = false;
12.  
13. //I also tried to extend XRGrabInteractable and add a property CanBeGrabbed in order to stop the re-grab, but it didn't work
14.  
15. class MyGrabbable : XRGrabInteractable {
16.  
17. public bool CanBeGrabbed
18. {
19.     get => _canBeGrabbed;
20.     set => _canBeGrabbed = value;
21. }
22.  
23. public override bool IsSelectableBy(XRBaseInteractor interactor)
24. {
25.     if (!_canBeGrabbed)
26.     {
27.         Debug.Log($"{gameObject} cannot be grabbed by {interactor}");
28.     }
29.  
30.     return _canBeGrabbed;
31. }
32.  
33. private bool _canBeGrabbed = true;
34.  
35.  
36. }
37.  
38.  

For completeness answer by Unity dev:
https://forum.unity.com/threads/force-player-to-drop-xrgrabinteractable.1061039/

 

You can also just call
private XRSocketInteractor mySocket;
private IXRSelectInteractable mySelect;
public XRGrabInteractable myGrab;
Start()
{
mySelect = myGrab;
mySocket.StartManualInteraction(mySelect);
}

You would set myGrab to whatever object has that componenet and that you want grabbed. This will make the socket snatch the item from the player.