flash.events.GestureEvent - Adobe® Flex® 4 Language Reference (Flex 4)

Package	flash.events
Class	public class GestureEvent
Inheritance	GestureEvent Event Object
Subclasses	PressAndTapGestureEvent, TransformGestureEvent

Language Version:

ActionScript 3.0

Runtime Versions:

Flash Player 10.1, AIR 2, Flash Lite 4

The GestureEvent class lets you handle multi-touch events on devices that detect complex user contact with the device (such as pressing two fingers on a touch screen at the same time). When a user interacts with a device such as a mobile phone or tablet with a touch screen, the user typically touches and moves across the screen with his or her fingers or a pointing device. You can develop applications that respond to this user interaction with the GestureEvent and TransformGestureEvent classes. Create event listeners using the event types defined here, or in the related TouchEvent and TransformGestureEvent classes. And, use the properties and methods of these classes to construct event handlers that respond to the user touching the device.

Use the Multitouch class to determine the current environment's support for touch interaction, and to manage the support of touch interaction if the current environment supports it.

Note: When objects are nested on the display list, touch events target the deepest possible nested object that is visible in the display list. This object is called the target node. To have a target node's ancestor (an object containing the target node in the display list) receive notification of a touch event, use EventDispatcher.addEventListener() on the ancestor node with the type parameter set to the specific touch event you want to detect.

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Public Properties

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	Property		Defined By
		altKey : Boolean Indicates whether the Alt key is active (true) or inactive (false).	GestureEvent
		bubbles : Boolean [read-only] Indicates whether an event is a bubbling event.	Event
		cancelable : Boolean [read-only] Indicates whether the behavior associated with the event can be prevented.	Event
		commandKey : Boolean Indicates whether the command key is activated (Mac only).	GestureEvent
		constructor : Object A reference to the class object or constructor function for a given object instance.	Object
		controlKey : Boolean Indicates whether the Control key is activated on Mac and whether the Ctrl key is activated on Windows or Linux.	GestureEvent
		ctrlKey : Boolean On Windows or Linux, indicates whether the Ctrl key is active (true) or inactive (false).	GestureEvent
		currentTarget : Object [read-only] The object that is actively processing the Event object with an event listener.	Event
		eventPhase : uint [read-only] The current phase in the event flow.	Event
		localX : Number The horizontal coordinate at which the event occurred relative to the containing sprite.	GestureEvent
		localY : Number The vertical coordinate at which the event occurred relative to the containing sprite.	GestureEvent
		phase : String A value from the GesturePhase class indicating the progress of the touch gesture.	GestureEvent
		prototype : Object [static] A reference to the prototype object of a class or function object.	Object
		shiftKey : Boolean Indicates whether the Shift key is active (true) or inactive (false).	GestureEvent
		stageX : Number [read-only] The horizontal coordinate at which the event occurred in global Stage coordinates.	GestureEvent
		stageY : Number [read-only] The vertical coordinate at which the event occurred in global Stage coordinates.	GestureEvent
		target : Object [read-only] The event target.	Event
		type : String [read-only] The type of event.	Event

Public Methods

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	Method		Defined By
		GestureEvent(type:String, bubbles:Boolean = true, cancelable:Boolean = false, phase:String = null, localX:Number = 0, localY:Number = 0, ctrlKey:Boolean = false, altKey:Boolean = false, shiftKey:Boolean = false, commandKey:Boolean = false, controlKey:Boolean = false) Creates an Event object that contains information about multi-touch events (such as pressing two fingers on a touch screen at the same time).	GestureEvent
		clone():Event [override] Creates a copy of the GestureEvent object and sets the value of each property to match that of the original.	GestureEvent
		formatToString(className:String, ... arguments):String A utility function for implementing the toString() method in custom ActionScript 3.0 Event classes.	Event
		hasOwnProperty(name:String):Boolean Indicates whether an object has a specified property defined.	Object
		isDefaultPrevented():Boolean Checks whether the preventDefault() method has been called on the event.	Event
		isPrototypeOf(theClass:Object):Boolean Indicates whether an instance of the Object class is in the prototype chain of the object specified as the parameter.	Object
		preventDefault():void Cancels an event's default behavior if that behavior can be canceled.	Event
		propertyIsEnumerable(name:String):Boolean Indicates whether the specified property exists and is enumerable.	Object
		setPropertyIsEnumerable(name:String, isEnum:Boolean = true):void Sets the availability of a dynamic property for loop operations.	Object
		stopImmediatePropagation():void Prevents processing of any event listeners in the current node and any subsequent nodes in the event flow.	Event
		stopPropagation():void Prevents processing of any event listeners in nodes subsequent to the current node in the event flow.	Event
		toLocaleString():String Returns the string representation of this object, formatted according to locale-specific conventions.	Object
		toString():String [override] Returns a string that contains all the properties of the GestureEvent object.	GestureEvent
		updateAfterEvent():void Refreshes the Flash runtime display after processing the gesture event, in case the display list has been modified by the event handler.	GestureEvent
		valueOf():Object Returns the primitive value of the specified object.	Object

Public Constants

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	Constant		Defined By
		ACTIVATE : String = "activate" [static] The ACTIVATE constant defines the value of the type property of an activate event object.	Event
		ADDED : String = "added" [static] The Event.ADDED constant defines the value of the type property of an added event object.	Event
		ADDED_TO_STAGE : String = "addedToStage" [static] The Event.ADDED_TO_STAGE constant defines the value of the type property of an addedToStage event object.	Event
		CANCEL : String = "cancel" [static] The Event.CANCEL constant defines the value of the type property of a cancel event object.	Event
		CHANGE : String = "change" [static] The Event.CHANGE constant defines the value of the type property of a change event object.	Event
		CLEAR : String = "clear" [static] The Event.CLEAR constant efines the value of the type property of a clear event object.	Event
		CLOSE : String = "close" [static] The Event.CLOSE constant defines the value of the type property of a close event object.	Event
		CLOSING : String = "closing" [static] The Event.CLOSING constant defines the value of the type property of a closing event object.	Event
		COMPLETE : String = "complete" [static] The Event.COMPLETE constant defines the value of the type property of a complete event object.	Event
		CONNECT : String = "connect" [static] The Event.CONNECT constant defines the value of the type property of a connect event object.	Event
		COPY : String = "copy" [static] Defines the value of the type property of a copy event object.	Event
		CUT : String = "cut" [static] Defines the value of the type property of a cut event object.	Event
		DEACTIVATE : String = "deactivate" [static] The Event.DEACTIVATE constant defines the value of the type property of a deactivate event object.	Event
		DISPLAYING : String = "displaying" [static] The Event.DISPLAYING constant defines the value of the type property of a displaying event object.	Event
		ENTER_FRAME : String = "enterFrame" [static] The Event.ENTER_FRAME constant defines the value of the type property of an enterFrame event object.	Event
		EXIT_FRAME : String = "exitFrame" [static] The Event.EXIT_FRAME constant defines the value of the type property of an exitFrame event object.	Event
		EXITING : String = "exiting" [static] The Event.EXITING constant defines the value of the type property of an exiting event object.	Event
		FRAME_CONSTRUCTED : String = "frameConstructed" [static] The Event.FRAME_CONSTRUCTED constant defines the value of the type property of an frameConstructed event object.	Event
		FULLSCREEN : String = "fullScreen" [static] The Event.FULL_SCREEN constant defines the value of the type property of a fullScreen event object.	Event
		GESTURE_TWO_FINGER_TAP : String = "gestureTwoFingerTap" [static] Defines the value of the type property of a GESTURE_TWO_FINGER_TAP gesture event object.	GestureEvent
		HTML_BOUNDS_CHANGE : String = "htmlBoundsChange" [static] The Event.HTML_BOUNDS_CHANGE constant defines the value of the type property of an htmlBoundsChange event object.	Event
		HTML_DOM_INITIALIZE : String = "htmlDOMInitialize" [static] The Event.HTML_DOM_INITIALIZE constant defines the value of the type property of an htmlDOMInitialize event object.	Event
		HTML_RENDER : String = "htmlRender" [static] The Event.HTML_RENDER constant defines the value of the type property of an htmlRender event object.	Event
		ID3 : String = "id3" [static] The Event.ID3 constant defines the value of the type property of an id3 event object.	Event
		INIT : String = "init" [static] The Event.INIT constant defines the value of the type property of an init event object.	Event
		LOCATION_CHANGE : String = "locationChange" [static] The Event.LOCATION_CHANGE constant defines the value of the type property of a locationChange event object.	Event
		MOUSE_LEAVE : String = "mouseLeave" [static] The Event.MOUSE_LEAVE constant defines the value of the type property of a mouseLeave event object.	Event
		NETWORK_CHANGE : String = "networkChange" [static] The Event.NETWORK_CHANGE constant defines the value of the type property of a networkChange event object.	Event
		OPEN : String = "open" [static] The Event.OPEN constant defines the value of the type property of an open event object.	Event
		PASTE : String = "paste" [static] The Event.PASTE constant defines the value of the type property of a paste event object.	Event
		REMOVED : String = "removed" [static] The Event.REMOVED constant defines the value of the type property of a removed event object.	Event
		REMOVED_FROM_STAGE : String = "removedFromStage" [static] The Event.REMOVED_FROM_STAGE constant defines the value of the type property of a removedFromStage event object.	Event
		RENDER : String = "render" [static] The Event.RENDER constant defines the value of the type property of a render event object.	Event
		RESIZE : String = "resize" [static] The Event.RESIZE constant defines the value of the type property of a resize event object.	Event
		SCROLL : String = "scroll" [static] The Event.SCROLL constant defines the value of the type property of a scroll event object.	Event
		SELECT : String = "select" [static] The Event.SELECT constant defines the value of the type property of a select event object.	Event
		SELECT_ALL : String = "selectAll" [static] The Event.SELECT_ALL constant defines the value of the type property of a selectAll event object.	Event
		SOUND_COMPLETE : String = "soundComplete" [static] The Event.SOUND_COMPLETE constant defines the value of the type property of a soundComplete event object.	Event
		STANDARD_ERROR_CLOSE : String = "standardErrorClose" [static] The Event.STANDARD_ERROR_CLOSE constant defines the value of the type property of a standardErrorClose event object.	Event
		STANDARD_INPUT_CLOSE : String = "standardInputClose" [static] The Event.STANDARD_INPUT_CLOSE constant defines the value of the type property of a standardInputClose event object.	Event
		STANDARD_OUTPUT_CLOSE : String = "standardOutputClose" [static] The Event.STANDARD_OUTPUT_CLOSE constant defines the value of the type property of a standardOutputClose event object.	Event
		TAB_CHILDREN_CHANGE : String = "tabChildrenChange" [static] The Event.TAB_CHILDREN_CHANGE constant defines the value of the type property of a tabChildrenChange event object.	Event
		TAB_ENABLED_CHANGE : String = "tabEnabledChange" [static] The Event.TAB_ENABLED_CHANGE constant defines the value of the type property of a tabEnabledChange event object.	Event
		TAB_INDEX_CHANGE : String = "tabIndexChange" [static] The Event.TAB_INDEX_CHANGE constant defines the value of the type property of a tabIndexChange event object.	Event
		UNLOAD : String = "unload" [static] The Event.UNLOAD constant defines the value of the type property of an unload event object.	Event
		USER_IDLE : String = "userIdle" [static] The Event.USER_IDLE constant defines the value of the type property of a userIdle event object.	Event
		USER_PRESENT : String = "userPresent" [static] The Event.USER_PRESENT constant defines the value of the type property of a userPresent event object.	Event

Property Detail

altKey

property

altKey:Boolean

Language Version:

ActionScript 3.0

Runtime Versions:

Flash Player 10.1, AIR 2

Indicates whether the Alt key is active (true) or inactive (false). Supported for Windows and Linux operating systems only.

Implementation
public function get altKey():Boolean
public function set altKey(value:Boolean):void

commandKey

property

commandKey:Boolean

Language Version:

ActionScript 3.0

Runtime Versions:

AIR 2

Indicates whether the command key is activated (Mac only).

On a Mac OS, the value of the commandKey property is the same value as the ctrlKey property. This property is always false on Windows or Linux.

Implementation
public function get commandKey():Boolean
public function set commandKey(value:Boolean):void

controlKey

property

controlKey:Boolean

Language Version:

ActionScript 3.0

Runtime Versions:

Flash Player 10.1, AIR 2

Indicates whether the Control key is activated on Mac and whether the Ctrl key is activated on Windows or Linux.

Implementation
public function get controlKey():Boolean
public function set controlKey(value:Boolean):void

ctrlKey

property

ctrlKey:Boolean

Language Version:

ActionScript 3.0

Runtime Versions:

Flash Player 10.1, AIR 2

On Windows or Linux, indicates whether the Ctrl key is active (true) or inactive (false). On Macintosh, indicates whether either the Control key or the Command key is activated.

Implementation
public function get ctrlKey():Boolean
public function set ctrlKey(value:Boolean):void

localX

property

localX:Number

Language Version:

ActionScript 3.0

Runtime Versions:

Flash Player 10.1, AIR 2, Flash Lite 4

The horizontal coordinate at which the event occurred relative to the containing sprite.

Implementation
public function get localX():Number
public function set localX(value:Number):void

localY

property

localY:Number

Language Version:

ActionScript 3.0

Runtime Versions:

Flash Player 10.1, AIR 2, Flash Lite 4

The vertical coordinate at which the event occurred relative to the containing sprite.

Implementation
public function get localY():Number
public function set localY(value:Number):void

phase

property

phase:String

Language Version:

ActionScript 3.0

Runtime Versions:

Flash Player 10.1, AIR 2, Flash Lite 4

A value from the GesturePhase class indicating the progress of the touch gesture. For most gestures, the value is begin, update, or end. For the swipe and two-finger tap gestures, the phase value is always all once the event is dispatched. Use this value to determine when an event handler responds to a complex user interaction, or responds in different ways depending on the current phase of a multi-touch gesture (such as expanding, moving, and "dropping" as a user touches and drags a visual object across a screen).

Implementation
public function get phase():String
public function set phase(value:String):void

See also

flash.events.GesturePhase

shiftKey

property

shiftKey:Boolean

Language Version:

ActionScript 3.0

Runtime Versions:

Flash Player 10.1, AIR 2

Indicates whether the Shift key is active (true) or inactive (false).

Implementation
public function get shiftKey():Boolean
public function set shiftKey(value:Boolean):void

stageX

property

stageX:Number [read-only]

Language Version:

ActionScript 3.0

Runtime Versions:

Flash Player 10.1, AIR 2, Flash Lite 4

The horizontal coordinate at which the event occurred in global Stage coordinates. This property is calculated when the localX property is set.

Implementation
public function get stageX():Number

stageY

property

stageY:Number [read-only]

Language Version:

ActionScript 3.0

Runtime Versions:

Flash Player 10.1, AIR 2, Flash Lite 4

The vertical coordinate at which the event occurred in global Stage coordinates. This property is calculated when the localY property is set.

Implementation
public function get stageY():Number

Constructor Detail

GestureEvent

()

Constructor

public function GestureEvent(type:String, bubbles:Boolean = true, cancelable:Boolean = false, phase:String = null, localX:Number = 0, localY:Number = 0, ctrlKey:Boolean = false, altKey:Boolean = false, shiftKey:Boolean = false, commandKey:Boolean = false, controlKey:Boolean = false)

Language Version:

ActionScript 3.0

Runtime Versions:

Flash Player 10.1, AIR 2, Flash Lite 4

Creates an Event object that contains information about multi-touch events (such as pressing two fingers on a touch screen at the same time). Event objects are passed as parameters to event listeners.

Parameters

	`type:String` — The type of the event. The supported value is: `GestureEvent.GESTURE_TWO_FINGER_TAP`.

	`bubbles:Boolean` (default = `true`) — Determines whether the Event object participates in the bubbling phase of the event flow.

	`cancelable:Boolean` (default = `false`) — Determines whether the Event object can be canceled.

	`phase:String` (default = `null`) — A value from the GesturePhase class indicating the progress of the touch gesture (begin, update, end, or all).

	`localX:Number` (default = `0`) — The horizontal coordinate at which the event occurred relative to the containing sprite.

	`localY:Number` (default = `0`) — The vertical coordinate at which the event occurred relative to the containing sprite.

	`ctrlKey:Boolean` (default = `false`) — On Windows or Linux, indicates whether the Ctrl key is activated. On Mac, indicates whether either the Ctrl key or the Command key is activated.

	`altKey:Boolean` (default = `false`) — Indicates whether the Alt key is activated (Windows or Linux only).

	`shiftKey:Boolean` (default = `false`) — Indicates whether the Shift key is activated.

	`commandKey:Boolean` (default = `false`) — (AIR only) Indicates whether the Command key is activated (Mac only). This parameter is for Adobe AIR only; do not set it for Flash Player content.

	`controlKey:Boolean` (default = `false`) — (AIR only) Indicates whether the Control or Ctrl key is activated. This parameter is for Adobe AIR only; do not set it for Flash Player content.

See also

flash.events.GesturePhase

Method Detail

clone

()

method

override public function clone():Event

Language Version:

ActionScript 3.0

Runtime Versions:

Flash Player 10.1, AIR 2, Flash Lite 4

Creates a copy of the GestureEvent object and sets the value of each property to match that of the original.

Returns

Event — A new GestureEvent object with property values that match those of the original.

toString

()

method

override public function toString():String

Language Version:

ActionScript 3.0

Runtime Versions:

Flash Player 10.1, AIR 2, Flash Lite 4

Returns a string that contains all the properties of the GestureEvent object. The string is in the following format:

[GestureEvent type=value bubbles=value cancelable=value ... ]

Returns

String — A string that contains all the properties of the GestureEvent object.

updateAfterEvent

()

method

public function updateAfterEvent():void

Language Version:

ActionScript 3.0

Runtime Versions:

Flash Player 10.1, AIR 2, Flash Lite 4

Refreshes the Flash runtime display after processing the gesture event, in case the display list has been modified by the event handler.

Constant Detail

GESTURE_TWO_FINGER_TAP

Constant

public static const GESTURE_TWO_FINGER_TAP:String = "gestureTwoFingerTap"

Language Version:

ActionScript 3.0

Runtime Versions:

Flash Player 10.1, AIR 2, Flash Lite 4

Defines the value of the type property of a GESTURE_TWO_FINGER_TAP gesture event object.

The dispatched GestureEvent object has the following properties:

Property	Value
`altKey`	`true` if the Alt key is active (Windows or Linux).
`bubbles`	`true`
`cancelable`	`false`; there is no default behavior to cancel.
`commandKey`	(AIR only) `true` on the Mac if the Command key is active; `false` if it is inactive. Always `false` on Windows.
`controlKey`	`true` if the Ctrl or Control key is active; `false` if it is inactive.
`ctrlKey`	`true` on Windows or Linux if the Ctrl key is active. `true` on Mac if either the Ctrl key or the Command key is active. Otherwise, `false`.
`currentTarget`	The object that is actively processing the Event object with an event listener.
`phase`	The current phase in the event flow. For two-finger tap events, this value is always `all` corresponding to the value `GesturePhase.ALL` once the event is dispatched.
`isRelatedObjectInaccessible`	`true` if the relatedObject property is set to `null` because of security sandbox rules.
`localX`	The horizontal coordinate at which the event occurred relative to the containing sprite.
`localY`	The vertical coordinate at which the event occurred relative to the containing sprite.
`shiftKey`	`true` if the Shift key is active; `false` if it is inactive.
`target`	The InteractiveObject instance under the touching device. The `target` is not always the object in the display list that registered the event listener. Use the `currentTarget` property to access the object in the display list that is currently processing the event.

Examples How to use this example

GestureTwoFingerTap.as

The following example shows event handling for the GESTURE_TWO_FINGER_TAP event. While the user performs a two-finger tap gesture, mySprite rotates and myTextField populates with the phase all, which is the only phase for two-finger tap events. Other gestures from the TransformGestureEvent class support begin, update, and end phases.

Multitouch.inputMode = MultitouchInputMode.GESTURE;

var mySprite = new Sprite();
mySprite.addEventListener(GestureEvent.GESTURE_TWO_FINGER_TAP , onTwoFingerTap );
mySprite.graphics.beginFill(0x336699);
mySprite.graphics.drawRect(0, 0, 100, 80);
var myTextField = new TextField();
myTextField.y = 200;
addChild(mySprite);
addChild(myTextField);

function onTwoFingerTap(evt:GestureEvent):void {

    evt.target.rotation -= 45;
    myTextField.text = evt.phase; //"all"

}