Android GestureDetector Example

In android can listen to the gestures and events performed by user on screen.

To listen the Gestures in Android we need to do 3 things
1: Create Class GestureListener which should extends GestureDetector.SimpleOnGestureListener
2: Override s all the callback methods of GestureDetector.SimpleOnGestureListener
3:  Bind the gestureDetector to GestureListener

 GestureListener.java

class GestureListener extends GestureDetector.SimpleOnGestureListener
{
   
       static String currentGestureDetected;
      
      // Override s all the callback methods of GestureDetector.SimpleOnGestureListener
      @Override
      public boolean onSingleTapUp(MotionEvent ev) {
          currentGestureDetected=ev.toString();
      
        return true;
      }
      @Override
      public void onShowPress(MotionEvent ev) {
          currentGestureDetected=ev.toString();
       
      }
      @Override
      public void onLongPress(MotionEvent ev) {
          currentGestureDetected=ev.toString();
      
      }
      @Override
      public boolean onScroll(MotionEvent e1, MotionEvent e2, float distanceX, float distanceY) {
          currentGestureDetected=e1.toString()+ "  "+e2.toString();
     
        return true;
      }
      @Override
      public boolean onDown(MotionEvent ev) {
          currentGestureDetected=ev.toString();
       
        return true;
      }
      @Override
      public boolean onFling(MotionEvent e1, MotionEvent e2, float velocityX, float velocityY) {
          currentGestureDetected=e1.toString()+ "  "+e2.toString();
        return true;
      }
}


MainActivity.java

public class MainActivity extends Activity
{
          
            private GestureDetector mGestureDetector;
            @Override
            protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState)
            {
                    super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
                    setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
                   
                    // Bind the gestureDetector to GestureListener
                    mGestureDetector = new GestureDetector(this, new GestureListener());
            }

            // onTouch() method gets called each time you perform any touch event with screen
            @Override
            public boolean onTouchEvent(MotionEvent event)
            {
                //method onTouchEvent of GestureDetector class Analyzes the given motion event
                //and if applicable triggers the appropriate callbacks on the GestureDetector.OnGestureListener supplied.
                //Returns true if the GestureDetector.OnGestureListener consumed the event, else false.
               
                boolean eventConsumed=mGestureDetector.onTouchEvent(event);
                    if (eventConsumed)
                    {
                        Toast.makeText(this,GestureListener.currentGestureDetected,Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
                        return true;
                    }
                    else
                        return false;
            }
}