Switching Action Maps in Unity's Input System

Switch the current input action map and enable/disable multiple action maps easily with Unity's Input System.

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In this video I will show you how to switch your input system action maps. We will use the PlayerInput component to switch the current action map, then I'll show you how to enable and disable multiple action maps at the same time, using both the PlayerInput component and the Generate C# script way. It is important to note that your action names should be unique throughout your input action asset.

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[sprite]

I love that you were the first result when I googled this problem. Its nice to know someone is on top of making these tutorials.

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[kazmaBlends]

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[travhimself_]

Straight to the point and super accurate. (Still works great as of 2022.3.12f1). Thanks, Sam!

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[benjaminlehmann]

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[eldelnacho]

oh my god i needed this, thank you so much. You're videos are awesome, thank you for explaining the "new" input system.

[gfujigo]

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[SuperDutchrutter]

Very helpful thanks for the tutorial! Likely saved me a bunch of time.

[Dustb]

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[alejandrogomez]

Just discovered your videos and I'm amazed at the amount of quality. Really good job. I've been having trouble with Unity's new input system recently. Do you by chance know how execute different code depending on the input device? For example, aiming with the mouse (top down perspective) uses different calculations than aiming with a controller's left stick. Again, great job on the videos!

[NostalgiaNote]

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[vikneshtk]

Your videos on the new input system are really great. Keep the good work !. Just curious to know, how do we use two action maps without having a key binding to switch between them? Use case scenario is having a world space UI on the scene above a gameobject, where I have both object interactions and UI interactions. Hope you understand my question.

[deo]

I still wonder which approach is better, use script or playerinput component. If it's just personal preference then I would use playerinput, it seems much more cleaner. Also I have one big blowmind about using newinput system in for example rts game. Inputs them selves are not that clean like in this example, there is no like character or something like that, there are functionalities like selecting or do action for some specific units buildings etc. Giving that example the question I want to ask is, What is the convention of creating action map? btw sooo good work! Very solid and to the point tutorial!! :)

[MayurChauhan]

Can you make a video on getting values from sensors using unity's new input system or provide some stuff that can help to get through it, because there is not any video or proper documentation more code available on the internet to get value from sensors using new input system.

[seanlaughlin]

Can you explain when you create your OWN UI action map in your custom just as you did why the UI elements then break? Just switching the Actions Assets to your Own doesn't seem to do the trick from my own understanding. The only way I can get the UI elements to work is to use the Default Input Actions for UI elements??

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[cameronpheiffer]

Samyam would you be able to make a video on Local multiplayer Third person cameras ? Maybe a camera that can rotate around the player with the right gamepad stick And movement on the left gamepad controller ?

[Toksick]

When I use the method SwitchCurrentActionMap on playerInput i get an error of that the function doesn't exist