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# UIPointer

Main pointer component. Needs a concrete <mark style="color:blue;">**IPointer**</mark> implementation as a reference in order to work.

Currently there are two concrete pointers (hand and controller). If you wish to implement your custom Pointer, just implement <mark style="color:blue;">**IPointer**</mark> interface and reference that object in pointers array.

### Public Events

UnityEvent OnStartSelect

* Will be invoked when pointer is hovering over UI element and start action is detected

UnityEvent OnStopSelect

* Will be invoked when start action ends

UnityEvent OnPointerEnterCanvas

UnityEvent OnPointerExitCanvas

### Public Methods

void UpdateCanvases()

* If you create canvas at runtime, call this method to update the pointer canvases list


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