Destroy a GameObject in front of a player in Unity

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using UnityEngine;

public class DestroyObjectWithCrosshair : MonoBehaviour
{
    public float raycastRange = 10f; // How far the raycast can detect
    public LayerMask targetLayer; // LayerMask to filter what the raycast can hit
    public KeyCode destroyKey = KeyCode.E; // Key to press for destroying

    void Update()
    {
        // Create a ray from the camera's position in the forward direction
        Ray ray = Camera.main.ScreenPointToRay(new Vector3(Screen.width / 2, Screen.height / 2, 0));
        RaycastHit hit;

        // Check if the ray hits something
        if (Physics.Raycast(ray, out hit, raycastRange, targetLayer))
        {
            // Debug line to visualize the raycast (optional)
            Debug.DrawRay(ray.origin, ray.direction * hit.distance, Color.red);

            // If the destroy key is pressed
            if (Input.GetKeyDown(destroyKey))
            {
                // Destroy the object that was hit
                Destroy(hit.collider.gameObject);
            }
        }
    }
}