Android - Gestures Tutorial

2021-12-07 13:59 Android开发

Android provides special types of touch screen events such as pinch , double tap, scrolls , long presses and flinch. These are all known as gestures. Android provides GestureDetector class to receive motion events and tell us that these events correspond to gestures or not. To use it , you need to create an object of GestureDetector and then extend another class withGestureDetector.SimpleOnGestureListenerto act as a listener and override some methods. Its syntax is given below − <pre class="prettyprint notranslate prettyprinted" > GestureDetector myG; myG = new GestureDetector(this,new Gesture()); class Gesture extends GestureDetector.SimpleOnGestureListener{ public boolean onSingleTapUp(MotionEvent ev) { } public void onLongPress(MotionEvent ev) { } public boolean onScroll(MotionEvent e1, MotionEvent e2, float distanceX, float distanceY) { } public boolean onFling(MotionEvent e1, MotionEvent e2, float velocityX, float velocityY) { } } }</pre> <h2 >Handling Pinch Gesture</h2> Android providesScaleGestureDetectorclass to handle gestures like pinch e.t.c. In order to use it, you need to instantiate an object of this class. Its syntax is as follow − <pre class="prettyprint notranslate prettyprinted" > ScaleGestureDetector SGD; SGD = new ScaleGestureDetector(this,new ScaleListener());</pre> The first parameter is the context and the second parameter is the event listener. We have to define the event listener and override a functionOnTouchEventto make it working. Its syntax is given below − <pre class="prettyprint notranslate prettyprinted" > public boolean onTouchEvent(MotionEvent ev) { SGD.onTouchEvent(ev); return true; } private class ScaleListener extends ScaleGestureDetector.SimpleOnScaleGestureListener { @Override public boolean onScale(ScaleGestureDetector detector) { float scale = detector.getScaleFactor(); return true; } }</pre> Apart from the pinch gestures , there are other methods available that notify more about touch events. They are listed below − <table class="table table-bordered" > <tbody > <tr > <th >Sr.No</th> <th >Method & description</th> </tr> <tr > <td >1</td> <td >getEventTime() This method get the event time of the current event being processed.. </td> </tr> <tr > <td >2</td> <td >getFocusX() This method get the X coordinate of the current gesture's focal point. </td> </tr> <tr > <td >3</td> <td >getFocusY() This method get the Y coordinate of the current gesture's focal point. </td> </tr> <tr > <td >4</td> <td >getTimeDelta() This method return the time difference in milliseconds between the previous accepted scaling event and the current scaling event. </td> </tr> <tr > <td >5</td> <td >isInProgress() This method returns true if a scale gesture is in progress.. </td> </tr> <tr > <td >6</td> <td >onTouchEvent(MotionEvent event) This method accepts MotionEvents and dispatches events when appropriate. </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <h2 >Example</h2> Here is an example demonstrating the use of ScaleGestureDetector class. It creates a basic application that allows you to zoom in and out through pinch. To experiment with this example , you can run this on an actual device or in an emulator with touch screen enabled. <table class="table table-bordered" > <tbody > <tr > <th >Steps</th> <th >Description</th> </tr> <tr > <td >1</td> <td >You will use Android studio to create an Android application under a package com.example.sairamkrishna.myapplication;. While creating this project, make sure you Target SDK and Compile With at the latest version of Android SDK to use higher levels of APIs.</td> </tr> <tr > <td >2</td> <td >Modify src/MainActivity.java file to add necessary code.</td> </tr> <tr > <td >3</td> <td >Modify the res/layout/activity_main to add respective XML components</td> </tr> <tr > <td >4</td> <td >Run the application and choose a running android device and install the application on it and verify the results</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> Following is the content of the modified main activity filesrc/MainActivity.java. <pre class="prettyprint notranslate prettyprinted" > package com.example.sairamkrishna.myapplication; import android.app.Activity; import android.content.Intent; import android.content.IntentFilter; import android.graphics.Bitmap; import android.graphics.Matrix; import android.os.BatteryManager; import android.os.Bundle; import android.view.Menu; import android.view.MenuItem; import android.view.MotionEvent; import android.view.ScaleGestureDetector; import android.view.SurfaceHolder; import android.view.SurfaceView; import android.view.View; import android.widget.ArrayAdapter; import android.widget.ImageView; import android.widget.TextView; import android.widget.Toast; import java.util.ArrayList; import java.util.Set; public class MainActivity extends Activity { private ImageView iv; private Matrix matrix = new Matrix(); private float scale = 1f; private ScaleGestureDetector SGD; @Override protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) { super.onCreate(savedInstanceState); setContentView(R.layout.activity_main); iv=(ImageView)findViewById(R.id.imageView); SGD = new ScaleGestureDetector(this,new ScaleListener()); } public boolean onTouchEvent(MotionEvent ev) { SGD.onTouchEvent(ev); return true; } private class ScaleListener extends ScaleGestureDetector. SimpleOnScaleGestureListener { @Override public boolean onScale(ScaleGestureDetector detector) { scale *= detector.getScaleFactor(); scale = Math.max(0.1f, Math.min(scale, 5.0f)); matrix.setScale(scale, scale); iv.setImageMatrix(matrix); return true; } } @Override public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) { // Inflate the menu; this adds items to the action bar if it is present. getMenuInflater().inflate(R.menu.menu_main, menu); return true; } @Override public boolean onOptionsItemSelected(MenuItem item) { // Handle action bar item clicks here. The action bar will // automatically handle clicks on the Home/Up button, so long // as you specify a parent activity in AndroidManifest.xml. int id = item.getItemId(); //noinspection SimplifiableIfStatement if (id == R.id.action_settings) { return true; } return super.onOptionsItemSelected(item); } }</pre> Following is the modified content of the xmlres/layout/activity_main.xml. <pre class="prettyprint notranslate prettyprinted" > <RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools" android:layout_width="match_parent" android:layout_height="match_parent" android:paddingLeft="@dimen/activity_horizontal_margin" android:paddingRight="@dimen/activity_horizontal_margin" android:paddingTop="@dimen/activity_vertical_margin" android:paddingBottom="@dimen/activity_vertical_margin" tools:context=".MainActivity" > <TextView android:text="Gestures Example" android:layout_width="wrap_content" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:id="@+id/textview" android:textSize="35dp" android:layout_alignParentTop="true" android:layout_centerHorizontal="true" /> <TextView android:layout_width="wrap_content" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:text="Tutorials point" android:id="@+id/textView" android:layout_below="@+id/textview" android:layout_centerHorizontal="true" android:textColor="#ff7aff24" android:textSize="35dp" /> <ImageView android:layout_width="wrap_content" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:id="@+id/imageView" android:src="@drawable/abc" android:scaleType="matrix" android:layout_below="@+id/textView" android:layout_alignParentLeft="true" android:layout_alignParentStart="true" android:layout_alignParentBottom="true" android:layout_alignParentRight="true" android:layout_alignParentEnd="true" /> </RelativeLayout></pre> Following is the content of theres/values/string.xml. <pre class="prettyprint notranslate prettyprinted" > <resources> <string name="app_name>My Application</string> <string name="hello_world">Hello world!</string> <string name="action_settings">Settings</string> </resources></pre> Following is the content ofAndroidManifest.xmlfile. <pre class="prettyprint notranslate prettyprinted" > <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" package="com.example.gestures" android:versionCode="1" android:versionName="1.0" > <application android:allowBackup="true" android:icon="@drawable/ic_launcher" android:label="@string/app_name" android:theme="@style/AppTheme" > <activity android:name="com.example.sairamkrishna.myapplicationMainActivity" android:label="@string/app_name" > <intent-filter> <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" /> <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" /> </intent-filter> </activity> </application> </manifest></pre> Let's try to run your application. I assume you have connected your actual Android Mobile device with your computer. To run the app from Android studio, open one of your project's activity files and click Run<img alt="Eclipse Run Icon" class="inline" src="http://www.tutorialspoint.com/android/images/eclipse_run.jpg" />icon from the toolbar. Before starting your application, Android studio will display following window to select an option where you want to run your Android application. <img alt="Choose Device" src="http://www.tutorialspoint.com/android/images/choose_device.jpg" /> Select your mobile device as an option and then check your mobile device which will display your default screen − <img alt="Android Gestures Tutorial" src="http://www.tutorialspoint.com/android/images/gestures.jpg" /> Now just place two fingers over android screen , and separate them a part and you will see that the android image is zooming. It is shown in the image below − <img alt="Android Gestures Tutorial" src="http://www.tutorialspoint.com/android/images/gestures1.jpg" /> Now again place two fingers over android screen, and try to close them and you will see that the android image is now shrinking. It is shown in the image below − <img alt="Android Gestures Tutorial" src="http://www.tutorialspoint.com/android/images/gestures2.jpg" /> <div></div>