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CapsuleCast

Casts a capsule against Colliders in the Scene, returning the first Collider to contact with it.
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Definition

  • Type: Method
  • Namespace: UnityEngine
  • Assembly: UnityEngine.Physics2DModule

CapsuleCast(Vector2, Vector2, CapsuleDirection2D, float, Vector2, float, int, float, float)

Casts a capsule against Colliders in the Scene, returning the first Collider to contact with it.
public static RaycastHit2D CapsuleCast(Vector2 origin, Vector2 size, CapsuleDirection2D capsuleDirection, float angle, Vector2 direction, float distance, int layerMask, float minDepth, float maxDepth)

Parameters

origin

The point in 2D space where the capsule originates.

The size of the capsule.

capsuleDirection

The direction of the capsule.

angle

The angle of the capsule (in degrees).

direction

A vector representing the direction to cast the capsule.

distance

The maximum distance over which to cast the capsule.

layerMask

Filter to detect Colliders only on certain layers.

minDepth

Only include objects with a Z coordinate (depth) greater than this value.

maxDepth

Only include objects with a Z coordinate (depth) less than this value.

Returns

Type

Description

RaycastHit2DThe cast results returned.

Remarks

A CapsuleCast is conceptually like dragging a capsule through the Scene in a particular direction. Any object making contact with the capsule can be detected and reported.
This function returns a RaycastHit2D object with a reference to the Collider that is hit by the capsule (the Collider property of the result will be NULL if nothing was hit). The layerMask can be used to detect objects selectively only on certain layers (this allows you to apply the detection only to enemy characters, for example).
The returned RaycastHit2D returns both the point and normal of the contact where the capsule would touch the Collider. It also returns the centroid where the capsule would be positioned for it to contact at that point.
NOTE: All results are sorted into ascending distance order i.e. the first result is the closest.

CapsuleCast(Vector2, Vector2, CapsuleDirection2D, float, Vector2, ContactFilter2D, RaycastHit2D[], float)

Casts a capsule against the Colliders in the Scene and returns all Colliders that are in contact with it.
public static int CapsuleCast(Vector2 origin, Vector2 size, CapsuleDirection2D capsuleDirection, float angle, Vector2 direction, ContactFilter2D contactFilter, RaycastHit2D[] results, float distance)

Parameters

origin

The point in 2D space where the capsule originates.

The size of the capsule.

capsuleDirection

The direction of the capsule.

angle

The angle of the capsule (in degrees).

direction

A vector representing the direction to cast the capsule.

contactFilter

The contact filter used to filter the results differently, such as by layer mask, Z depth, or normal angle.

The array to receive results. The size of the array determines the maximum number of results that can be returned.

distance

The maximum distance over which to cast the capsule.

Returns

Type

Description

intReturns the number of results placed in the
results
array.

Remarks

This function returns the number of contacts found and places those contacts in the
results
array. The results can also be filtered by the
contactFilter
.
NOTE: All results are sorted into ascending distance order i.e. the first result is the closest.
Additional Resources: ContactFilter2D, RaycastHit2D

CapsuleCast(Vector2, Vector2, CapsuleDirection2D, float, Vector2, ContactFilter2D, List<RaycastHit2D>, float)

Casts a capsule against the Colliders in the Scene and returns all Colliders that are in contact with it.
public static int CapsuleCast(Vector2 origin, Vector2 size, CapsuleDirection2D capsuleDirection, float angle, Vector2 direction, ContactFilter2D contactFilter, List<RaycastHit2D> results, float distance = Infinity)

Parameters

origin

The point in 2D space where the capsule originates.

The size of the capsule.

capsuleDirection

The direction of the capsule.

angle

The angle of the capsule (in degrees).

direction

A vector representing the direction to cast the capsule.

contactFilter

The contact filter used to filter the results differently, such as by layer mask, Z depth, or normal angle.

The list to receive results.

distance

The maximum distance over which to cast the capsule.

Returns

Type

Description

intReturns the number of results placed in the
results
list.

Remarks

The integer return value is the number of results written into the
results
list. The results list will be resized if it doesn't contain enough elements to report all the results. This prevents memory from being allocated for results when the
results
list does not need to be resized, and improves garbage collection performance when the query is performed frequently.
The results can also be filtered by the
contactFilter
.
NOTE: All results are sorted into ascending distance order i.e. the first result is the closest.
Additional Resources: ContactFilter2D, RaycastHit2D

CapsuleCast(Vector2, Vector2, CapsuleDirection2D, float, Vector2, ContactFilter2D, float, Allocator)

Casts a capsule against the Colliders in the Scene and returns all Colliders that are in contact with it.
public static NativeArray<RaycastHit2D> CapsuleCast(Vector2 origin, Vector2 size, CapsuleDirection2D capsuleDirection, float angle, Vector2 direction, ContactFilter2D contactFilter, float distance = Infinity, Allocator allocator = Allocator.Temp)

Parameters

origin

The point in 2D space where the capsule originates.

The size of the capsule.

capsuleDirection

The direction of the capsule.

angle

The angle of the capsule (in degrees).

direction

A vector representing the direction to cast the capsule.

contactFilter

The contact filter used to filter the results differently, such as by layer mask, Z depth, or normal angle.

distance

The maximum distance over which to cast the capsule.

allocator

The memory allocator to use for the results. This can only be Allocator.Temp, Allocator.TempJob or Allocator.Persistent.

Returns

Type

Description

NativeArray<RaycastHit2D>The NativeArray that contains the results. This must be disposed of unless it contains no results.

Remarks

NOTE: All results are sorted into ascending distance order i.e. the first result is the closest.
Additional Resources: ContactFilter2D, RaycastHit2D