Cross Input Support

Scripting with the CrossInputSupport class.

The CrossInputSupport class provides keyboard and controller navigation support for Inventool's UI when set up properly with the PlayerInput and UIDocument components.

Fields & Properties

Name	Description	Type	Access
document	The UI document solely for the element selector.	UIDocument	public
input	The player input component.	PlayerInput	public
playerMap	The player input map name.	string	public
menuMap	The menu input map name.	string	public
selector	The targetter visual element.	VisualElement	public
top	The document currently over all others.	CrossInputSupportedWindow	public
focusables	A list of focusable visual elements of the top document.	List<VisualElement>	public
selectedFocusable	The currently targetted focusable.	VisualElement	public
initialFocusable	The initial focusable element.	VisualElement	public
windows	A list of all registered UI documents in the scene.	List<CrossInputSupportedWindow>	public
initialFocusablePosition	The placement of the initial focusable.	InitialFocusablePosition	public
scrollingSensitivity	The scrolling sensitivity used when locked on a scroller.	float	public
animationCoroutine	The coroutine that handles the selector's animation.	Coroutine	private
moveHeldCoroutine	A coroutine that handles move button holding.	Coroutine	private
lockedMoveAction	An action to execute when the selector is locked on a focusable.	Action	private
moveDirection	The current move direction.	Vector2	private
isLocked	If the selector is currently locked on the selected focusable.	bool	private

Active Instance

You can get the active CrossInputSupport instance with CrossInputSupport.Instance. Ensure there's an instance of it in your scene before using this field.

Registration

The CrossInputSupport method only works on registeredCrossInputSupportedWindow components. Use the Register method to register a CrossInputSupportedWindow.

CrossInputSupport.Instance.Register();

Use Unregister to have the opposite effect.

CrossInputSupport.Instance.Unregister();

Top Window

The window at the top of every other one will have navigation control. To update the top window, use the DetermineTop method.

CrossInputSupport.Instance.DetermineTop();

Focusables

Focusables are VisualElement's that can be focused by the CrossInputSupport seelctor.

Find Focusables

To find all focusables of the top document, use the FindFocusables method. This will update the focusables field.

CrossInputSupport.Instance.FindFocusables();

Find Initial

The initial focusable is the first one selected when navigating as decided by the initialFocusablePosition field. Use the FindInitial to get the initial focusable. this will update the initialFocusable field.

Selection

A focusable VisualElement is selected when navigating with any move button. The selected focusable will have the selector targeting it.

Select

To simulate a selection, use the Select method. If the selector is locked, this method will do nothing.

CrossInputSupport.Instance.Select(visualElement);

To select the initial focusable, use SelectInitial.

CrossInputSupport.Instance.SelectInitial();

Deselect

Use Deselect to deselect the current selection and hide the selector graphic.

CrossInputSupport.Instance.Deselect();

Alternatively, you can use AssessSelection, which will deselect the current selection if it's not enabled or focusable anymore.

CrossInputSupport.Instance.AssessSelection();

Locking

To lock on a focusable, when a focusable is selected, use the Lock method. When a focusable is locked on, navigation will be prevented.

CrossInputSupport.Instance.Lock();

Unlocking

The Unlock method will stop locking on to a focusable.

CrossInputSupport.Instance.Unlock();

Moving

Use the Move method to move the selector towards a direction.

CrossInputSupport.Instance.Unlock(Vector2.down);