How do I get PointerEventData from a pointer click event? (on a Button)

Unity Engine
1

When I add an Event Trigger component to a Button, then click “Add New Event Type” → “Pointer Click”, it adds “Pointer Click (Base Event Data)” but I need PointerEventData (because I want to know if it was a left-click or right-click). I created a script with two methods:
public void OnPointerClickWithPointerData(PointerEventData data){
Debug.Log (data.button);
}
public void OnPointerClickWithBaseData(BaseEventData data){
Debug.Log (data);
}

but only OnPointerClickWithBaseData shows up as an option in the function dropdown.

Thanks in advance, and sorry for what I assume MUST be something really obvious, but it’s been killing me for hours.

2

Try accepting the base data as the parameter and then casting the base data like this:

public void OnPointerClickWithBaseData(BaseEventData data){
   PointerEventData ped = ( PointerEventData )data;
}
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Thank you, casimps1, SO much! Worked perfectly. :slight_smile: