Java android.view MotionEvent fields, constructors, methods, implement or subclass

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In this page you can find the methods, fields and constructors for android.view MotionEvent.

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Field

int	INVALID_POINTER_ID An invalid pointer id.
int	ACTION_MASK Bit mask of the parts of the action code that are the action itself.
int	ACTION_DOWN Constant for #getActionMasked : A pressed gesture has started, the motion contains the initial starting location.
int	ACTION_UP Constant for #getActionMasked : A pressed gesture has finished, the motion contains the final release location as well as any intermediate points since the last down or move event.
int	ACTION_MOVE Constant for #getActionMasked : A change has happened during a press gesture (between #ACTION_DOWN and #ACTION_UP ).
int	ACTION_CANCEL Constant for #getActionMasked : The current gesture has been aborted.
int	ACTION_OUTSIDE Constant for #getActionMasked : A movement has happened outside of the normal bounds of the UI element.
int	ACTION_POINTER_DOWN Constant for #getActionMasked : A non-primary pointer has gone down.
int	ACTION_POINTER_UP Constant for #getActionMasked : A non-primary pointer has gone up.
int	ACTION_HOVER_MOVE Constant for #getActionMasked : A change happened but the pointer is not down (unlike #ACTION_MOVE ).
int	ACTION_SCROLL Constant for #getActionMasked : The motion event contains relative vertical and/or horizontal scroll offsets.
int	ACTION_HOVER_ENTER Constant for #getActionMasked : The pointer is not down but has entered the boundaries of a window or view.
int	ACTION_HOVER_EXIT Constant for #getActionMasked : The pointer is not down but has exited the boundaries of a window or view.
int	ACTION_BUTTON_PRESS Constant for #getActionMasked : A button has been pressed.
int	ACTION_POINTER_INDEX_MASK Bits in the action code that represent a pointer index, used with #ACTION_POINTER_DOWN and #ACTION_POINTER_UP .
int	ACTION_POINTER_INDEX_SHIFT Bit shift for the action bits holding the pointer index as defined by #ACTION_POINTER_INDEX_MASK .
int	ACTION_POINTER_1_DOWN
int	ACTION_POINTER_2_DOWN
int	ACTION_POINTER_1_UP
int	ACTION_POINTER_2_UP
int	ACTION_POINTER_3_UP
int	ACTION_POINTER_ID_MASK
int	ACTION_POINTER_ID_SHIFT
int	AXIS_X Axis constant: X axis of a motion event.
int	AXIS_Y Axis constant: Y axis of a motion event.
int	AXIS_VSCROLL Axis constant: Vertical Scroll axis of a motion event.
int	AXIS_HSCROLL Axis constant: Horizontal Scroll axis of a motion event.
int	AXIS_Z Axis constant: Z axis of a motion event.
int	AXIS_RX Axis constant: X Rotation axis of a motion event.
int	AXIS_RY Axis constant: Y Rotation axis of a motion event.
int	AXIS_RZ Axis constant: Z Rotation axis of a motion event.
int	AXIS_HAT_X Axis constant: Hat X axis of a motion event.
int	AXIS_HAT_Y Axis constant: Hat Y axis of a motion event.
int	AXIS_LTRIGGER Axis constant: Left Trigger axis of a motion event.
int	AXIS_RTRIGGER Axis constant: Right Trigger axis of a motion event.
int	AXIS_GAS Axis constant: Gas axis of a motion event.
int	AXIS_BRAKE Axis constant: Brake axis of a motion event.
int	BUTTON_PRIMARY Button constant: Primary button (left mouse button).
int	BUTTON_SECONDARY Button constant: Secondary button (right mouse button).
int	BUTTON_TERTIARY Button constant: Tertiary button (middle mouse button).
int	BUTTON_STYLUS_PRIMARY Button constant: Primary stylus button pressed.
int	BUTTON_STYLUS_SECONDARY Button constant: Secondary stylus button pressed.
int	TOOL_TYPE_FINGER Tool type constant: The tool is a finger.
int	TOOL_TYPE_STYLUS Tool type constant: The tool is a stylus.
int	TOOL_TYPE_MOUSE Tool type constant: The tool is a mouse or trackpad.

Method

String	actionToString(int action) Returns a string that represents the symbolic name of the specified unmasked action such as "ACTION_DOWN", "ACTION_POINTER_DOWN(3)" or an equivalent numeric constant such as "35" if unknown.
String	axisToString(int axis) Returns a string that represents the symbolic name of the specified axis such as "AXIS_X" or an equivalent numeric constant such as "42" if unknown.
boolean	equals(Object obj) Indicates whether some other object is "equal to" this one.
int	findPointerIndex(int pointerId) Given a pointer identifier, find the index of its data in the event.
int	getAction() Return the kind of action being performed.
int	getActionIndex() For #ACTION_POINTER_DOWN or #ACTION_POINTER_UP as returned by #getActionMasked , this returns the associated pointer index.
int	getActionMasked() Return the masked action being performed, without pointer index information.
float	getAxisValue(int axis) #getAxisValue(int) for the first pointer index (may be an arbitrary pointer identifier).
int	getButtonState() Gets the state of all buttons that are pressed such as a mouse or stylus button.
Class	getClass() Returns the runtime class of this Object .
InputDevice	getDevice() Gets the device that this event came from.
int	getDeviceId()
long	getDownTime() Returns the time (in ms) when the user originally pressed down to start a stream of position events.
int	getEdgeFlags() Returns a bitfield indicating which edges, if any, were touched by this MotionEvent.
long	getEventTime() Retrieve the time this event occurred, in the android.os.SystemClock#uptimeMillis time base.
int	getFlags() Gets the motion event flags.
float	getHistoricalAxisValue(int axis, int pos) #getHistoricalAxisValue(int,int,int) for the first pointer index (may be an arbitrary pointer identifier).
long	getHistoricalEventTime(int pos) Returns the time that a historical movement occurred between this event and the previous event, in the android.os.SystemClock#uptimeMillis time base.
float	getHistoricalPressure(int pointerIndex, int pos) Returns a historical pressure coordinate, as per #getPressure(int) , that occurred between this event and the previous event for the given pointer.
float	getHistoricalPressure(int pos) #getHistoricalPressure(int,int) for the first pointer index (may be an arbitrary pointer identifier).
float	getHistoricalSize(int pointerIndex, int pos) Returns a historical size coordinate, as per #getSize(int) , that occurred between this event and the previous event for the given pointer.
float	getHistoricalSize(int pos) #getHistoricalSize(int,int) for the first pointer index (may be an arbitrary pointer identifier).
float	getHistoricalX(int pos) #getHistoricalX(int,int) for the first pointer index (may be an arbitrary pointer identifier).
float	getHistoricalX(int pointerIndex, int pos) Returns a historical X coordinate, as per #getX(int) , that occurred between this event and the previous event for the given pointer.
float	getHistoricalY(int pos) #getHistoricalY(int,int) for the first pointer index (may be an arbitrary pointer identifier).
float	getHistoricalY(int pointerIndex, int pos) Returns a historical Y coordinate, as per #getY(int) , that occurred between this event and the previous event for the given pointer.
int	getHistorySize() Returns the number of historical points in this event.
int	getMetaState() Returns the state of any meta / modifier keys that were in effect when the event was generated.
float	getOrientation(int pointerIndex) Returns the orientation of the touch area and tool area in radians clockwise from vertical for the given pointer index (use #getPointerId(int) to find the pointer identifier for this index).
void	getPointerCoords(int pointerIndex, PointerCoords outPointerCoords) Populates a PointerCoords object with pointer coordinate data for the specified pointer index.
int	getPointerCount() The number of pointers of data contained in this event.
int	getPointerId(int pointerIndex) Return the pointer identifier associated with a particular pointer data index in this event.
void	getPointerProperties(int pointerIndex, PointerProperties outPointerProperties) Populates a PointerProperties object with pointer properties for the specified pointer index.
float	getPressure(int pointerIndex) Returns the current pressure of this event for the given pointer index (use #getPointerId(int) to find the pointer identifier for this index).
float	getPressure() #getPressure(int) for the first pointer index (may be an arbitrary pointer identifier).
float	getRawX() Returns the original raw X coordinate of this event.
float	getRawY() Returns the original raw Y coordinate of this event.
float	getSize(int pointerIndex) Returns a scaled value of the approximate size for the given pointer index (use #getPointerId(int) to find the pointer identifier for this index).
float	getSize() #getSize(int) for the first pointer index (may be an arbitrary pointer identifier).
int	getSource()
float	getToolMajor(int pointerIndex) Returns the length of the major axis of an ellipse that describes the size of the approaching tool for the given pointer index (use #getPointerId(int) to find the pointer identifier for this index).
float	getToolMinor(int pointerIndex) Returns the length of the minor axis of an ellipse that describes the size of the approaching tool for the given pointer index (use #getPointerId(int) to find the pointer identifier for this index).
int	getToolType(int pointerIndex) Gets the tool type of a pointer for the given pointer index.
float	getTouchMajor(int pointerIndex) Returns the length of the major axis of an ellipse that describes the touch area at the point of contact for the given pointer index (use #getPointerId(int) to find the pointer identifier for this index).
float	getTouchMinor(int pointerIndex) Returns the length of the minor axis of an ellipse that describes the touch area at the point of contact for the given pointer index (use #getPointerId(int) to find the pointer identifier for this index).
float	getX(int pointerIndex) Returns the X coordinate of this event for the given pointer index (use #getPointerId(int) to find the pointer identifier for this index).
float	getX() #getX(int) for the first pointer index (may be an arbitrary pointer identifier).
float	getXPrecision() Return the precision of the X coordinates being reported.
float	getY(int pointerIndex) Returns the Y coordinate of this event for the given pointer index (use #getPointerId(int) to find the pointer identifier for this index).
float	getY() #getY(int) for the first pointer index (may be an arbitrary pointer identifier).
float	getYPrecision() Return the precision of the Y coordinates being reported.
boolean	isButtonPressed(int button) Checks if a mouse or stylus button (or combination of buttons) is pressed.
MotionEvent	obtain(long downTime, long eventTime, int action, float x, float y, int metaState) Create a new MotionEvent, filling in a subset of the basic motion values.
MotionEvent	obtain(long downTime, long eventTime, int action, int pointerCount, int[] pointerIds, PointerCoords[] pointerCoords, int metaState, float xPrecision, float yPrecision, int deviceId, int edgeFlags, int source, int flags) Create a new MotionEvent, filling in all of the basic values that define the motion.
MotionEvent	obtain(long downTime, long eventTime, int action, int pointerCount, float x, float y, float pressure, float size, int metaState, float xPrecision, float yPrecision, int deviceId, int edgeFlags) Create a new MotionEvent, filling in all of the basic values that define the motion.
MotionEvent	obtain(MotionEvent other) Create a new MotionEvent, copying from an existing one.
MotionEvent	obtain(long downTime, long eventTime, int action, int pointerCount, PointerProperties[] pointerProperties, PointerCoords[] pointerCoords, int metaState, int buttonState, float xPrecision, float yPrecision, int deviceId, int edgeFlags, int source, int flags) Create a new MotionEvent, filling in all of the basic values that define the motion.
MotionEvent	obtainNoHistory(MotionEvent other) Create a new MotionEvent, copying from an existing one, but not including any historical point information.
void	offsetLocation(float deltaX, float deltaY) Adjust this event's location.
void	recycle() Recycle the MotionEvent, to be re-used by a later caller.
void	setAction(int action) Sets this event's action.
void	setLocation(float x, float y) Set this event's location.
void	setSource(int source)
String	toString()
void	transform(Matrix matrix) Applies a transformation matrix to all of the points in the event.