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public final class PointerEvent

Object
PointerEvent

Immutable snapshot describing the rich detail of a pointer interaction that goes beyond the simple x/y coordinates carried by the legacy pointer callbacks.

A PointerEvent exposes which mouse button triggered the interaction, the kind of pointing device used (finger, mouse, stylus or eraser), the pressure applied, stylus tilt, the size of the contact area and the keyboard modifiers that were held down.

The snapshot is available in two ways:

From an ActionEvent fired by a pointer listener via ActionEvent#getPointerEvent().
By polling com.codename1.ui.Display#getCurrentPointerEvent() (or the matching com.codename1.ui.CN convenience method) while a pointer event is being dispatched.

Every value carries a safe default so code written against the rich API behaves predictably on devices and ports that do not supply the extra detail. On such ports the button defaults to BUTTON_PRIMARY, the pressure to 1.0, the type to TYPE_UNKNOWN and tilt/contact size to 0.

Fields

`public static final int TYPE_UNKNOWN = 0`	The pointing device could not be determined.
`public static final int TYPE_TOUCH = 1`	The interaction came from a finger on a touch screen.
`public static final int TYPE_MOUSE = 2`	The interaction came from a mouse or trackpad.
`public static final int TYPE_STYLUS = 3`	The interaction came from a stylus or pen (Apple Pencil, S-Pen, Surface Pen and similar).
`public static final int TYPE_ERASER = 4`	The interaction came from the eraser end of a stylus.
`public static final int BUTTON_NONE = -1`	No button is associated with this event (for example a hover or a plain touch).
`public static final int BUTTON_PRIMARY = 0`	The primary (usually left) mouse button, or a plain touch/stylus contact.
`public static final int BUTTON_SECONDARY = 1`	The secondary (usually right) mouse button or stylus barrel button.
`public static final int BUTTON_MIDDLE = 2`	The middle mouse button (often the scroll wheel click).
`public static final int BUTTON_BACK = 3`	The back (fourth) mouse button.
`public static final int BUTTON_FORWARD = 4`	The forward (fifth) mouse button.
`public static final int MASK_PRIMARY = 1`	Button mask bit for the primary button.
`public static final int MASK_SECONDARY = 2`	Button mask bit for the secondary button.
`public static final int MASK_MIDDLE = 4`	Button mask bit for the middle button.
`public static final int MASK_BACK = 8`	Button mask bit for the back button.
`public static final int MASK_FORWARD = 16`	Button mask bit for the forward button.
`public static final int MODIFIER_SHIFT = 1`	Modifier mask bit indicating the shift key was held.
`public static final int MODIFIER_CONTROL = 2`	Modifier mask bit indicating the control key was held.
`public static final int MODIFIER_ALT = 4`	Modifier mask bit indicating the alt/option key was held.
`public static final int MODIFIER_META = 8`	Modifier mask bit indicating the meta/command/windows key was held.

Constructors

public PointerEvent(int x, int y, int button, int buttonMask, int pointerType, float pressure, float tiltX, float tiltY, float contactSize, int modifiers, boolean hovering) Creates a new immutable pointer event snapshot.

Methods

`public int getX()`	The x position of the pointer in display pixels.
`public int getY()`	The y position of the pointer in display pixels.
`public int getButton()`	The button that triggered this event, one of the `BUTTON_*` constants.
`public int getButtonMask()`	A bitmask of all buttons currently held down, built from the `MASK_*` constants.
`public int getPointerType()`	The kind of pointing device that produced this event, one of the `TYPE_*` constants.
`public float getPressure()`	The normalized pressure applied by the pointer between `0.0` and `1.0`.
`public float getTiltX()`	The stylus tilt across the x axis in degrees, or `0` when not reported.
`public float getTiltY()`	The stylus tilt across the y axis in degrees, or `0` when not reported.
`public float getContactSize()`	The normalized size of the contact area between `0.0` and `1.0`, or `0` when not reported.
`public int getModifiers()`	A bitmask of the keyboard modifiers held during this event, built from the `MODIFIER_*` constants.
`public boolean isHovering()`	True if the pointer is hovering above the surface without making contact.
`public boolean isTouch()`	True if this event came from a finger on a touch screen.
`public boolean isMouse()`	True if this event came from a mouse or trackpad.
`public boolean isStylus()`	True if this event came from a stylus or the eraser end of a stylus.
`public boolean isEraser()`	True if this event came from the eraser end of a stylus.
`public boolean isPrimaryButton()`	True if the triggering button is the primary (left) button.
`public boolean isSecondaryButton()`	True if the triggering button is the secondary (right) button or stylus barrel button.
`public boolean isMiddleButton()`	True if the triggering button is the middle button.
`public boolean isShiftDown()`	True if the shift key was held during this event.
`public boolean isControlDown()`	True if the control key was held during this event.
`public boolean isAltDown()`	True if the alt/option key was held during this event.
`public boolean isMetaDown()`	True if the meta/command/windows key was held during this event.
`public` `String toString()`	Returns a string representation of the object.

Inherited methods

From Object

equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait, clone

Field details

TYPE_UNKNOWN

public static final int TYPE_UNKNOWN = 0

The pointing device could not be determined.

TYPE_TOUCH

public static final int TYPE_TOUCH = 1

The interaction came from a finger on a touch screen.

TYPE_MOUSE

public static final int TYPE_MOUSE = 2

The interaction came from a mouse or trackpad.

TYPE_STYLUS

public static final int TYPE_STYLUS = 3

The interaction came from a stylus or pen (Apple Pencil, S-Pen, Surface Pen and similar).

TYPE_ERASER

public static final int TYPE_ERASER = 4

The interaction came from the eraser end of a stylus.

BUTTON_NONE

public static final int BUTTON_NONE = -1

No button is associated with this event (for example a hover or a plain touch).

BUTTON_PRIMARY

public static final int BUTTON_PRIMARY = 0

The primary (usually left) mouse button, or a plain touch/stylus contact.

BUTTON_SECONDARY

public static final int BUTTON_SECONDARY = 1

The secondary (usually right) mouse button or stylus barrel button.

BUTTON_MIDDLE

public static final int BUTTON_MIDDLE = 2

The middle mouse button (often the scroll wheel click).

BUTTON_BACK

public static final int BUTTON_BACK = 3

The back (fourth) mouse button.

BUTTON_FORWARD

public static final int BUTTON_FORWARD = 4

The forward (fifth) mouse button.

MASK_PRIMARY

public static final int MASK_PRIMARY = 1

Button mask bit for the primary button.

MASK_SECONDARY

public static final int MASK_SECONDARY = 2

Button mask bit for the secondary button.

MASK_MIDDLE

public static final int MASK_MIDDLE = 4

Button mask bit for the middle button.

MASK_BACK

public static final int MASK_BACK = 8

Button mask bit for the back button.

MASK_FORWARD

public static final int MASK_FORWARD = 16

Button mask bit for the forward button.

MODIFIER_SHIFT

public static final int MODIFIER_SHIFT = 1

Modifier mask bit indicating the shift key was held.

MODIFIER_CONTROL

public static final int MODIFIER_CONTROL = 2

Modifier mask bit indicating the control key was held.

MODIFIER_ALT

public static final int MODIFIER_ALT = 4

Modifier mask bit indicating the alt/option key was held.

MODIFIER_META

public static final int MODIFIER_META = 8

Modifier mask bit indicating the meta/command/windows key was held.

Constructor details

PointerEvent

public PointerEvent(int x, int y, int button, int buttonMask, int pointerType, float pressure, float tiltX, float tiltY, float contactSize, int modifiers, boolean hovering)

Creates a new immutable pointer event snapshot.

Parameters

x int: the x position of the pointer in display pixels
y int: the y position of the pointer in display pixels
button int: one of the BUTTON_* constants describing the triggering button
buttonMask int: bitmask of the MASK_* constants describing all currently held buttons
pointerType int: one of the TYPE_* constants describing the pointing device
pressure float: normalized pressure between 0.0 and 1.0, defaulting to 1.0
tiltX float: stylus tilt across the x axis in degrees, 0 when not available
tiltY float: stylus tilt across the y axis in degrees, 0 when not available
contactSize float: normalized size of the contact area between 0.0 and 1.0
modifiers int: bitmask of the MODIFIER_* constants describing held keyboard modifiers
hovering boolean: true if the pointer is hovering above the surface without contact

Method details

getX

public int getX()

The x position of the pointer in display pixels.

getY

public int getY()

The y position of the pointer in display pixels.

getButton

public int getButton()

The button that triggered this event, one of the BUTTON_* constants. Defaults to BUTTON_PRIMARY for plain touch interactions and BUTTON_NONE for hover events.

getButtonMask

public int getButtonMask()

A bitmask of all buttons currently held down, built from the MASK_* constants.

getPointerType

public int getPointerType()

The kind of pointing device that produced this event, one of the TYPE_* constants.

getPressure

public float getPressure()

The normalized pressure applied by the pointer between 0.0 and 1.0. Ports that do not report pressure return 1.0 so that pressure aware code keeps working.

getTiltX

public float getTiltX()

The stylus tilt across the x axis in degrees, or 0 when not reported.

getTiltY

public float getTiltY()

The stylus tilt across the y axis in degrees, or 0 when not reported.

getContactSize

public float getContactSize()

The normalized size of the contact area between 0.0 and 1.0, or 0 when not reported.

getModifiers

public int getModifiers()

A bitmask of the keyboard modifiers held during this event, built from the MODIFIER_* constants.

isHovering

public boolean isHovering()

True if the pointer is hovering above the surface without making contact.

isTouch

public boolean isTouch()

True if this event came from a finger on a touch screen.

isMouse

public boolean isMouse()

True if this event came from a mouse or trackpad.

isStylus

public boolean isStylus()

True if this event came from a stylus or the eraser end of a stylus.

isEraser

public boolean isEraser()

True if this event came from the eraser end of a stylus.

isPrimaryButton

public boolean isPrimaryButton()

True if the triggering button is the primary (left) button.

isSecondaryButton

public boolean isSecondaryButton()

True if the triggering button is the secondary (right) button or stylus barrel button.

isMiddleButton

public boolean isMiddleButton()

True if the triggering button is the middle button.

isShiftDown

public boolean isShiftDown()

True if the shift key was held during this event.

isControlDown

public boolean isControlDown()

True if the control key was held during this event.

isAltDown

public boolean isAltDown()

True if the alt/option key was held during this event.

isMetaDown

public boolean isMetaDown()

True if the meta/command/windows key was held during this event.

toString

public String toString()

Returns a string representation of the object. In general, the toString method returns a string that “textually represents” this object. The result should be a concise but informative representation that is easy for a person to read. It is recommended that all subclasses override this method. The toString method for class Object returns a string consisting of the name of the class of which the object is an instance, the at-sign character `@’, and the unsigned hexadecimal representation of the hash code of the object. In other words, this method returns a string equal to the value of: getClass().getName() + ‘@’ + Integer.toHexString(hashCode())