force z-index on UI element without hierarchy changes?

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Is there any way to FORCE the z-index on a UI element without messing with the hierarchy?

I have a small tree of elements like this:

  • A

  • a1

  • a2

  • B

  • b1

  • b2

  • C

  • c1

  • c2

I I need to make sure that elements a2, b2 and c2 are always on top of everything else (tooltips). Because this whole thing is dynamically placed (player cursor position), I need to keep the hierarchy intact.

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It should be possible to override the default hierachy based order for some elements by creating a nested canvas and setting either sorting layer or order in layer for that nested canvas.

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You mean having a canvas as a parent of a2, bc2, c2, like:

  • A

  • a1

  • canvas

  • a2

?