flash.ui.MultitouchInputMode - Adobe® Flex® 4 Language Reference (Flex 4)

Package	flash.ui
Class	public final class MultitouchInputMode
Inheritance	MultitouchInputMode 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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See also

flash.ui.Multitouch.inputMode

Public Properties

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	Property		Defined By
		constructor : Object A reference to the class object or constructor function for a given object instance.	Object
		prototype : Object [static] A reference to the prototype object of a class or function object.	Object

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		hasOwnProperty(name:String):Boolean Indicates whether an object has a specified property defined.	Object
		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
		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
		toLocaleString():String Returns the string representation of this object, formatted according to locale-specific conventions.	Object
		toString():String Returns the string representation of the specified object.	Object
		valueOf():Object Returns the primitive value of the specified object.	Object

Public Constants

	Constant		Defined By
		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

Constant Detail

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.

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.

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.

Examples How to use this example

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);
}