Class HoldInteraction

Performs the action if the control is pressed and held for at least the set duration (which defaults to defaultHoldTime).

Inheritance
Object
HoldInteraction
Namespace: UnityEngine.InputSystem.Interactions
Syntax
public class HoldInteraction : IInputInteraction
Remarks

The action is started when the control is pressed. If the control is released before the set duration, the action is canceled. As soon as the hold time is reached, the action performs. The action then stays performed until the control is released, at which point the action cancels.

// Action that requires A button on gamepad to be held for half a second.
var action = new InputAction(binding: "<Gamepad>/buttonSouth", interactions: "hold(duration=0.5)");

Fields

duration

Duration in seconds that the control must be pressed for the hold to register.

Declaration
public float duration
Field Value
Type Description
Single
Remarks

If this is less than or equal to 0 (the default), defaultHoldTime is used.

Duration is expressed in real time and measured against the timestamps of input events (time) not against game time (time).

pressPoint

Magnitude threshold that must be crossed by an actuated control for the control to be considered pressed.

Declaration
public float pressPoint
Field Value
Type Description
Single
Remarks

If this is less than or equal to 0 (the default), defaultButtonPressPoint is used instead.

See Also

Methods

Process(ref InputInteractionContext)

Perform processing of the interaction in response to input.

Declaration
public void Process(ref InputInteractionContext context)
Parameters
Type Name Description
InputInteractionContext context
Implements
Remarks

This method is called whenever a control referenced in the binding that the interaction sits on changes value. The interaction is expected to process the value change and, if applicable, call Started() and/or its related methods to initiate a state change.

Note that if "control disambiguation" (i.e. the process where if multiple controls are bound to the same action, the system decides which control gets to drive the action at any one point) is in effect -- i.e. when either Button or Value are used but not if PassThrough is used -- inputs that the disambiguation chooses to ignore will cause this method to not be called.

Note that this method is called on the interaction even when there are multiple interactions and the interaction is not the one currently in control of the action (because another interaction that comes before it in the list had already started the action). Each interaction will get processed independently and the action will decide when to use which interaction to drive the action as a whole.

    // Processing for an interaction that will perform the action only if a control
    // is held at least at 3/4 actuation for at least 1 second.
    public void Process(ref InputInteractionContext context)
    {
        var control = context.control;

        // See if we're currently tracking a control.
        if (m_Control != null)
        {
            // Ignore any input on a control we're not currently tracking.
            if (m_Control != control)
                return;

            // Check if the control is currently actuated past our 3/4 threshold.
            var isStillActuated = context.ControlIsActuated(0.75f);

            // See for how long the control has been held.
            var actuationTime = context.time - context.startTime;

            if (!isStillActuated)
            {
                // Control is no longer actuated above 3/4 threshold. If it was held
                // for at least a second, perform the action. Otherwise cancel it.

                if (actuationTime >= 1)
                    context.Performed();
                else
                    context.Cancelled();
            }

            // Control changed value somewhere above 3/4 of its actuation. Doesn't
            // matter to us so no change.
        }
        else
        {
            // We're not already tracking a control. See if the control that just triggered
            // is actuated at least 3/4th of its way. If so, start tracking it.

            var isActuated = context.ControlIsActuated(0.75f);
            if (isActuated)
            {
                m_Control = context.control;
                context.Started();
            }
        }
    }

    InputControl m_Control;

    public void Reset()
    {
        m_Control = null;
    }

Reset()

Reset state that the interaction may hold. This should put the interaction back in its original state equivalent to no input yet having been received.

Declaration
public void Reset()
Implements