Flick

  
  

Using the Flick Gesture

Flick returns max velocity values for vertical and horizontal elements of the flick gesture.

Mechanics and Code Samples

To register a ‘flick’ event, a finger must touch down on the screen and then slid rapidly in another direction while the finger is removed.

Enable the Flick gesture on a TouchSprite ("myTouchSprite" in this example) by adding the gesture to the gestureList property for the TouchSprite:

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myTouchSprite.gestureList = {"n-flick":true};

Register an event for the gesture by listening for the 'FLICK' GWGestureEvent:

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myTouchSprite.addEventListener(GWGestureEvent.FLICK, gestureFlickHandler);

Finally, implement the script(s) that you want to respond to the event in a custom handler:

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private function gestureFlickHandler(event:GWGestureEvent):void
{
    trace("g flick: ", event.value.dx, event.value.dy, event.value.ddx, event.value.ddy);
}

In this example, the x coordinate delta value, as well as acceleration values, of the Drag gesture is being sent to the Output window.

Gestures can be utilized with a number of touch points. For detailed information about this gesture and more, consult the GestureML Wiki.