Object heading towards mouse click/ touch position, script improvement.

Hi all,

Just so it is clear, I am quite new to the programming.

I am learning by creating my first game for android , it is a simple Breakthrough/ Arkanoid clone. I got my script for the paddle working ok. But what I am looking for is the improvement in the behavior. Paddle moves left and right as it should. What I can't get it to do is that second touch overrides first touch and paddle will change direction of the movement. For example: If I touch the screen on the left side of the paddle it will move to the left until the edge of the screen, but if I want it to start moving to the right I need to release the finger before I touch the screen on the right side of the paddle. If I press it too early on the right, paddle will continue going to the left until I release the finger and press it again on the right side of the paddle.

P.S. I have used Input.GetMouseButtonDown as I am familiar with this method and I have read that will work on the phone(so far it does, tested with Unity Remote 5 and by uploading my app on the phone directly). Movement is simple left or right so at the moment I am not looking for new method unless you think Input.GetMouseButtonDown can generate some issues.

 public class PaddleMovement : MonoBehaviour
 {    
     public float speed = 1.5f;
     private Vector3 mouseClickPosition;
 
 
     void Start()
     {
         mouseClickPosition = transform.position;
     }
 
 
     void Update()
     {
         if (Input.GetMouseButtonDown(0))
         {
             mouseClickPosition = Camera.main.ScreenToWorldPoint(Input.mousePosition);
             mouseClickPosition.z = transform.position.z;
         }
         transform.position = Vector3.MoveTowards(transform.position, mouseClickPosition, speed * Time.deltaTime);
     }
 }

I want to understand it, not just copy the code if it is not to crazy I mean ;)

Thanks for help.

HoOrza