Unity: OnTriggerEnter2D does not get called when using Raycast

Question

In a previous post I talked about creating wires (using Bézier curve) using LineRenderer. I am using a PolygonCollider2D to wrap the wire (see below):

GameObject wire = new GameObject ();
LineRenderer lineRenderer = wire.AddComponent<LineRenderer> ();
PolygonCollider2D wireCollider = wire.AddComponent<PolygonCollider2D> ();

After drawing the curve and attaching the collider (as described in previous post), I added a new component to my gameObject (a WireController):

WireController wireController = wire.AddComponent<WireController> ();

The WireController currently has only one method:

void OnTriggerEnter2D(Collider2D other) {
    Debug.Log ("I'm hit!");
}

I use a Physics2D.Raycast to check if my mouse pointer is at any point interacting with the wire:

void CastRay() {
    Ray ray = Camera.main.ScreenPointToRay (Input.mousePosition);
    RaycastHit2D hit = Physics2D.Raycast (ray.origin, ray.direction, 100);

    if (hit) {
        Debug.Log (hit.collider.gameObject.name);
    }
}

If I call CastRay() inside a Update() loop, if (hit) returns true (if the mouse pointer is over the gameObject, in this case, the wire), but the OnTriggerEnter2D method never gets called.

A few observations:

• collider.isTrigger = true;
• The WireController is attached to the newly created gameObject (it's visible in the Unity editor at runtime)

Any help is much appreciated!

Answer 1

I created a Helper class responsible for checking if the wire is cut, that contains the following method:

public delegate void CallbackAction();

public static void CheckIfWireIsCut(Camera camera, string tag, CallbackAction callback) {
    if (!Input.GetMouseButton (0)) {
        return;
    }

    Ray ray = camera.ScreenPointToRay (Input.mousePosition);
    RaycastHit2D hit = Physics2D.Raycast (ray.origin, ray.direction, 100);

    if (hit && hit.collider.gameObject.tag.Equals(tag)) {
        callback ();
    }
}

In the WireController code, I created a callback method and in the Update() loop I check if the wire is cut:

void Update () {
    GameHelper.CheckIfWireIsCut (Camera.main, gameObject.tag, CutWire);
}

public void CutWire() {
    Debug.Log ("Cut me!");
}

This works for my use case. Hope it helps other people with similar issues.