Package javafx.scene.input

Class SwipeEvent

java.lang.Object
java.util.EventObject
javafx.event.Event
javafx.scene.input.InputEvent
javafx.scene.input.GestureEvent
javafx.scene.input.SwipeEvent
All Implemented Interfaces:
Serializable, Cloneable
public final class SwipeEvent extends GestureEvent
Swipe event indicates that user performed a swipe gesture such as dragging a finger in one direction on touch screen.

Unlike some other gestures, the swipe gesture is not continual - the whole gesture produces only one event. The event is delivered to the top-most node picked on the gesture coordinates.

The swipe gesture has four types according to the movement direction. The gesture can be performed by any number of touch points, the number is provided by getTouchCount() method.

Note that swipe and scroll gestures are not exclusive. A single touch screen action can result in both gestures being delivered.

Note that the capability to produce swipes is dependent on the used input devices and underlying platform's capabilities and settings (especially without touch-screen user's possibilities of producing swipes are significantly reduced).

As all gestures, swipe can be direct (performed directly at the concrete coordinates as on touch screen - the center of the gesture is used as gesture coordinates) or indirect (performed indirectly as on track pad - the mouse cursor location is usually used as the gesture coordinates in this case).

Since:
JavaFX 2.2
See Also:

  • Field Details

    • ANY

      public static final EventType<SwipeEvent> ANY
      Common supertype for all swipe event types.

    • SWIPE_LEFT

      public static final EventType<SwipeEvent> SWIPE_LEFT
      This event occurs when user performs leftward swipe gesture.

    • SWIPE_RIGHT

      public static final EventType<SwipeEvent> SWIPE_RIGHT
      This event occurs when user performs rightward swipe gesture.

    • SWIPE_UP

      public static final EventType<SwipeEvent> SWIPE_UP
      This event occurs when user performs upward swipe gesture.

    • SWIPE_DOWN

      public static final EventType<SwipeEvent> SWIPE_DOWN
      This event occurs when user performs downward swipe gesture.

  • Constructor Details

    • SwipeEvent

      public SwipeEvent(Object source, EventTarget target, EventType<SwipeEvent> eventType, double x, double y, double screenX, double screenY, boolean shiftDown, boolean controlDown, boolean altDown, boolean metaDown, boolean direct, int touchCount, PickResult pickResult)
      Constructs new SwipeEvent event.
      Parameters:
      source - the source of the event. Can be null.
      target - the target of the event. Can be null.
      eventType - The type of the event.
      x - The x with respect to the scene.
      y - The y with respect to the scene.
      screenX - The x coordinate relative to screen.
      screenY - The y coordinate relative to screen.
      shiftDown - true if shift modifier was pressed.
      controlDown - true if control modifier was pressed.
      altDown - true if alt modifier was pressed.
      metaDown - true if meta modifier was pressed.
      direct - true if the event was caused by direct input device. See GestureEvent.isDirect()
      touchCount - number of touch points
      pickResult - pick result. Can be null, in this case a 2D pick result without any further values is constructed based on the scene coordinates and the target
      Since:
      JavaFX 8.0

    • SwipeEvent

      public SwipeEvent(EventType<SwipeEvent> eventType, double x, double y, double screenX, double screenY, boolean shiftDown, boolean controlDown, boolean altDown, boolean metaDown, boolean direct, int touchCount, PickResult pickResult)
      Constructs new SwipeEvent event with null source and target.
      Parameters:
      eventType - The type of the event.
      x - The x with respect to the scene.
      y - The y with respect to the scene.
      screenX - The x coordinate relative to screen.
      screenY - The y coordinate relative to screen.
      shiftDown - true if shift modifier was pressed.
      controlDown - true if control modifier was pressed.
      altDown - true if alt modifier was pressed.
      metaDown - true if meta modifier was pressed.
      direct - true if the event was caused by direct input device. See GestureEvent.isDirect()
      touchCount - number of touch points
      pickResult - pick result. Can be null, in this case a 2D pick result without any further values is constructed based on the scene coordinates
      Since:
      JavaFX 8.0

  • Method Details

    • getTouchCount

      public int getTouchCount()
      Gets number of touch points that caused this event.
      Returns:
      Number of touch points that caused this event

    • toString

      public String toString()
      Returns a string representation of this SwipeEvent object.
      Overrides:
      toString in class GestureEvent
      Returns:
      a string representation of this SwipeEvent object.

    • copyFor

      public SwipeEvent copyFor(Object newSource, EventTarget newTarget)
      Description copied from class: GestureEvent
      Creates and returns a copy of this event with the specified event source and target. If the source or target is set to null, it is replaced by the NULL_SOURCE_TARGET value.
      Overrides:
      copyFor in class GestureEvent
      Parameters:
      newSource - the new source of the copied event
      newTarget - the new target of the copied event
      Returns:
      the event copy with the new source and target

    • copyFor

      public SwipeEvent copyFor(Object newSource, EventTarget newTarget, EventType<SwipeEvent> type)
      Creates a copy of the given event with the given fields substituted.
      Parameters:
      newSource - the new source of the copied event
      newTarget - the new target of the copied event
      type - the new eventType
      Returns:
      the event copy with the fields substituted
      Since:
      JavaFX 8.0

    • duplicate

      public Event duplicate()
      Description copied from class: Event
      Creates and returns a copy of this Event.
      Overrides:
      duplicate in class Event
      Returns:
      a new instance of Event with all values copied from this Event.

    • getEventType

      public EventType<SwipeEvent> getEventType()
      Description copied from class: Event
      Gets the event type of this event. Objects of the same Event class can have different event types. These event types further specify what kind of event occurred.
      Overrides:
      getEventType in class GestureEvent
      Returns:
      the event type