CollisionDetectorBase

Namespace: Unity.TinyCharacterController.Components.Utility

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Summary:

CollisionDetectorBase is a component that provides basic collision detection functionality. This component detects collisions with objects that have specific layers or tags and can trigger events when a collision occurs. It has an Owner property set to a CharacterSettings component, ensuring it does not collide with the collider held by the owner.

Features and Operation:

• Collision Detection Timing and Layers: You can set the timing for collision detection execution and the layers of the objects to be detected.
• Collision Event Callback: You can set an event to be triggered when a collision is detected.
• Caching of Collision Objects: It maintains a list of objects that collided in the current frame and the objects that collided while the component is active.
• Clearing Collision Detection Cache: Provides the functionality to clear the cache of collision detection.

Properties

Name	Description
Timing	The execution timing of collision detection.
Owner	The owner of the collision detection. The owner's collider will not collide.
CacheTargetType	The type of target to cache during collision detection.
HitLayer	The layer for performing collision detection.
HitTags	The tags of the objects to detect collisions with.
OnHitObjects	The event that is fired when a collision is detected.

Methods

Name	Function
public void ClearHitObjectsCache()	Clears the cache of collision detection.
public Collider GetColliderForGameObject( GameObject obj )	Retrieves the Collider associated with the specified GameObject. Returns null if it does not exist.

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Additional Notes

• The HitColliders and HitObjects lists track the objects with which the component has detected collisions. These lists are updated at the start of a new frame or when the component becomes active.
• The OnHitObjects event is a UnityEvent that can be used as a callback when a collision is detected.
• This component serves as a foundation for implementing custom collision detection logic. You can extend this base class in derived classes to implement specific collision detection behaviors as needed.