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flash.ui 
MultitouchInputMode 
Packageflash.ui
Classpublic final class MultitouchInputMode
InheritanceMultitouchInputMode Inheritance Object

Language Version: ActionScript 3.0
Runtime Versions: Flash Player 10.1, AIR 2, Flash Lite 4

The MultitouchInputMode class provides values for the inputMode property in the flash.ui.Multitouch class. These values set the type of touch events the Flash runtime dispatches when the user interacts with a touch-enabled device.

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  GESTURE : String = "gesture"
[static] Specifies that TransformGestureEvent, PressAndTapGestureEvent, and GestureEvent events are dispatched for the related user interaction supported by the current environment, and other touch events (such as a simple tap) are interpreted as mouse events.
MultitouchInputMode
  NONE : String = "none"
[static] Specifies that all user contact with a touch-enabled device is interpreted as a type of mouse event.
MultitouchInputMode
  TOUCH_POINT : String = "touchPoint"
[static] Specifies that events are dispatched only for basic touch events, such as a single finger tap.
MultitouchInputMode
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GESTURE

Constant
public static const GESTURE:String = "gesture"

Language Version: ActionScript 3.0
Runtime Versions: Flash Player 10.1, AIR 2, Flash Lite 4

Specifies that TransformGestureEvent, PressAndTapGestureEvent, and GestureEvent events are dispatched for the related user interaction supported by the current environment, and other touch events (such as a simple tap) are interpreted as mouse events.

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NONE

Constant 
public static const NONE:String = "none"

Language Version: ActionScript 3.0
Runtime Versions: Flash Player 10.1, AIR 2, Flash Lite 4

Specifies that all user contact with a touch-enabled device is interpreted as a type of mouse event.

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TOUCH_POINT

Constant 
public static const TOUCH_POINT:String = "touchPoint"

Language Version: ActionScript 3.0
Runtime Versions: Flash Player 10.1, AIR 2, Flash Lite 4

Specifies that events are dispatched only for basic touch events, such as a single finger tap. When you use this setting, events listed in the TouchEvent class are dispatched; events listed in the TransformGestureEvent, PressAndTapGestureEvent, and GestureEvent classes are not dispatched.

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Multitouch_inputMode.as

The following example displays a message when the square drawn on mySprite is tapped on a touch-enabled screen:
Multitouch.inputMode=MultitouchInputMode.TOUCH_POINT;

var mySprite:Sprite = new Sprite();
var myTextField:TextField = new TextField();

mySprite.graphics.beginFill(0x336699);
mySprite.graphics.drawRect(0,0,40,40);
addChild(mySprite);

mySprite.addEventListener(TouchEvent.TOUCH_TAP, taphandler);

function taphandler(e:TouchEvent): void {
    myTextField.text = "I've been tapped";
    myTextField.y = 50;
    addChild(myTextField);
}