Detect Taps on UI Elements

ClickableUIObject.cs

using System.Collections;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using UnityEngine;
using UnityEngine.EventSystems; // Required when using Event data.

public class ClickableUIObject : MonoBehaviour, IPointerDownHandler, IPointerUpHandler {

	public bool clicked = false;


    public void OnPointerDown (PointerEventData eventData) 
	{
		Debug.Log("OnMouseDown");
		clicked = true;
	}

	public void OnPointerUp(PointerEventData eventData)
    {
		Debug.Log("OnPointerUp");
        clicked = false;
    }

}