pick up item collision

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I want the player to pick up an item if pressing a key and colliding with it.

is OnCollisionStay in the player class the way to go?

void OnCollisionStay(Collider other){
	if (Input.GetKeyUp(KeyCode.E)){
		if (other.tag == "Item"){
			Inventory.AddItem(other.thing);
		}
	}
}

In the player class I would reference the Inventory which has an AddItem() function. would it be that simple?

thing being a GameObject var from the “other” object.

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loose a if statement and combine them in one statement
if(input.GetKeyUp(keyCode.e)&&other.tag == “Item”){Inventory.AddItem(other.thing);

this will save on some computing also switching to the GetKeyUp is the right route for what you are wanting to accomplish.

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The first parameter of OnCollisionStay is Collision not Collider.

void OnCollisionStay(Collision other){
    if (Input.GetKeyUp(KeyCode.E)){
       if (other.collider.tag == "Item"){
         Inventory.AddItem(other.thing);
       }
    }
}