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EventSystem.IsPointerOverGameObject

public bool IsPointerOverGameObject();
public bool IsPointerOverGameObject(int pointerId);

Parameters

pointerId Pointer (touch / mouse) id.

Description

Is the pointer with the given id over an EventSystem object?

using UnityEngine;
using System.Collections;
using UnityEngine.EventSystems;

public class example : MonoBehaviour {

void Update () { // Check if the left mouse button was clicked if(Input.GetMouseButtonDown(0)) { // Check if the mouse was clicked over a UI element if(!EventSystem.current.IsPointerOverGameObject()) { Debug.Log("Did not Click on the UI"); } } } }

Note on C# that they will need to add "using UnityEngine.EventSystems;" Note that with C# you will need to add "using UnityEngine.EventSystems;".