JavaFX 25 · javafx.scene.input.GestureEvent · APIdia, the JavaDoc alternative

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
private final boolean	altDown
public static final EventType<GestureEvent>	ANY Hides javafx.scene.input.InputEvent.ANY. Common supertype for all gestures.
private final boolean	controlDown
private final boolean	direct
private final boolean	inertia
private final boolean	metaDown
private PickResult	pickResult Information about the pick if the picked `Node` is a `Shape3D` node and its pickOnBounds is false.
private final double	sceneX
private final double	sceneY
private final double	screenX
private final double	screenY
private static final long	serialVersionUID Hides javafx.scene.input.InputEvent.serialVersionUID.
private final boolean	shiftDown
private transient double	x
private transient double	y
private transient double	z Depth z position of the event relative to the origin of the MouseEvent's node.

Constructor Summary

Access	Constructor and Description
protected	GestureEvent(final EventType<? extends GestureEvent> Type of the event eventType) Deprecated since 8. Do not use this constructor. Constructs empty event. Creates a new instance of `GestureEvent`.
protected	GestureEvent(Object Event source source, EventTarget Event target target, final EventType<? extends GestureEvent> Type of the event eventType) Deprecated since 8. Do not use this constructor. Constructs empty event. Creates a new instance of `GestureEvent`.
protected	GestureEvent(Object the source of the event. Can be null. source, EventTarget the target of the event. Can be null. target, final EventType<? extends GestureEvent> The type of the event. eventType, double The x with respect to the scene. x, double The y with respect to the scene. y, double The x coordinate relative to screen. screenX, double The y coordinate relative to screen. screenY, boolean true if shift modifier was pressed. shiftDown, boolean true if control modifier was pressed. controlDown, boolean true if alt modifier was pressed. altDown, boolean true if meta modifier was pressed. metaDown, boolean true if the event was caused by direct input device. See `isDirect()` direct, boolean if represents inertia of an already finished gesture. inertia, 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 pickResult) Constructs new GestureEvent event.
protected	GestureEvent(final EventType<? extends GestureEvent> The type of the event. eventType, double The x with respect to the scene. x, double The y with respect to the scene. y, double The x coordinate relative to screen. screenX, double The y coordinate relative to screen. screenY, boolean true if shift modifier was pressed. shiftDown, boolean true if control modifier was pressed. controlDown, boolean true if alt modifier was pressed. altDown, boolean true if meta modifier was pressed. metaDown, boolean true if the event was caused by direct input device. See `isDirect()` direct, boolean if represents inertia of an already finished gesture. inertia, PickResult pick result. Can be null, in this case a 2D pick result without any further values is constructed based on the scene coordinates pickResult) Constructs new GestureEvent event with empty source and target

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
public GestureEvent	copyFor(Object newSource, EventTarget newTarget) Overrides javafx.event.Event.copyFor. Creates and returns a copy of this event with the specified event source and target.
public EventType<? extends GestureEvent>	getEventType() Overrides javafx.scene.input.InputEvent.getEventType. Gets the event type of this event.
public final PickResult	Returns: new PickResult object that contains information about the pick getPickResult() Returns information about the pick.
public final double	Returns: the horizontal position of the event relative to the origin of the `Scene` that contains the event's source getSceneX() Gets the horizontal position of the event relative to the origin of the `Scene` that contains the event's source.
public final double	Returns: the vertical position of the event relative to the origin of the `Scene` that contains the event's source getSceneY() Gets the vertical position of the event relative to the origin of the `Scene` that contains the event's source.
public final double	Returns: the absolute horizontal position of the event getScreenX() Gets the absolute horizontal position of the event.
public final double	Returns: the absolute vertical position of the event getScreenY() Gets the absolute vertical position of the event.
public final double	Returns: the horizontal position of the event relative to the origin of the event's source. getX() Gets the horizontal position of the event relative to the origin of the event's source.
public final double	Returns: the vertical position of the event relative to the origin of the event's source. getY() Gets the vertical position of the event relative to the origin of the event's source.
public final double	Returns: depth position of the event relative to the origin of the MouseEvent's source. getZ() Depth position of the event relative to the origin of the MouseEvent's source.
public final boolean	Returns: true if the Alt modifier is down on this event isAltDown() Indicates whether or not the Alt modifier is down on this event.
public final boolean	Returns: true if the Control modifier is down on this event isControlDown() Indicates whether or not the Control modifier is down on this event.
public final boolean	Returns: true if this event is caused by a direct input device isDirect() Indicates whether this gesture is caused by a direct or indirect input device.
public boolean	Returns: true if this is an inertia event isInertia() Indicates if this event represents an inertia of an already finished gesture.
public final boolean	Returns: true if the Meta modifier is down on this event isMetaDown() Indicates whether or not the Meta modifier is down on this event.
public final boolean	Returns: true if the Shift modifier is down on this event isShiftDown() Indicates whether or not the Shift modifier is down on this event.
public final boolean	Returns: `true` if the shortcut modifier is down, `false` otherwise isShortcutDown() Indicates whether or not the host platform common shortcut modifier is down on this event.
private void	readObject(ObjectInputStream in) Hides javafx.event.Event.readObject.
private void	recomputeCoordinatesToSource(GestureEvent Event whose coordinates are to be filled newEvent, Object Source object to compute coordinates for newSource) Fills the given event by this event's coordinates recomputed to the given source object.
public String	Returns: a string representation of this `GestureEvent` object. toString() Overrides java.util.EventObject.toString. Returns a string representation of this `GestureEvent` object.

Field Detail

altDown	back to summary
private final boolean altDown Annotations @SuppressWarnings:doclint:missing

ANY	back to summary
public static final EventType<GestureEvent> ANY Hides javafx.scene.input.InputEvent.ANY. Common supertype for all gestures.

ANY

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public static final EventType<GestureEvent> ANY

Hides javafx.scene.input.InputEvent.ANY.

Common supertype for all gestures.

controlDown	back to summary
private final boolean controlDown Annotations @SuppressWarnings:doclint:missing

direct	back to summary
private final boolean direct Annotations @SuppressWarnings:doclint:missing

inertia	back to summary
private final boolean inertia Annotations @SuppressWarnings:doclint:missing

metaDown	back to summary
private final boolean metaDown Annotations @SuppressWarnings:doclint:missing

pickResult	back to summary
private PickResult pickResult Information about the pick if the picked `Node` is a `Shape3D` node and its pickOnBounds is false.

sceneX	back to summary
private final double sceneX Annotations @SuppressWarnings:doclint:missing

sceneY	back to summary
private final double sceneY Annotations @SuppressWarnings:doclint:missing

screenX	back to summary
private final double screenX Annotations @SuppressWarnings:doclint:missing

screenY	back to summary
private final double screenY Annotations @SuppressWarnings:doclint:missing

serialVersionUID	back to summary
private static final long serialVersionUID Hides javafx.scene.input.InputEvent.serialVersionUID.

shiftDown	back to summary
private final boolean shiftDown Annotations @SuppressWarnings:doclint:missing

x	back to summary
private transient double x

y	back to summary
private transient double y

z	back to summary
private transient double z Depth z position of the event relative to the origin of the MouseEvent's node.

Constructor Detail

GestureEvent back to summary

GestureEvent	back to summary
protected GestureEvent(final EventType<? extends GestureEvent> eventType) Deprecated since 8. Do not use this constructor. Constructs empty event. Creates a new instance of `GestureEvent`. Parameters eventType:EventType<? extends GestureEvent> Type of the event Annotations @Deprecated since:8

protected GestureEvent(final EventType<? extends GestureEvent> eventType)

Deprecated

since 8.

Do not use this constructor. Constructs empty event.

Creates a new instance of GestureEvent.

Parameters

eventType:EventType<? extends GestureEvent>: Type of the event

Annotations

@Deprecated
since:8

GestureEvent back to summary

GestureEvent	back to summary
protected GestureEvent(Object source, EventTarget target, final EventType<? extends GestureEvent> eventType) Deprecated since 8. Do not use this constructor. Constructs empty event. Creates a new instance of `GestureEvent`. Parameters source:Object Event source target:EventTarget Event target eventType:EventType<? extends GestureEvent> Type of the event Annotations @Deprecated since:8

protected GestureEvent(Object source, EventTarget target, final EventType<? extends GestureEvent> eventType)

Deprecated

since 8.

Do not use this constructor. Constructs empty event.

Creates a new instance of GestureEvent.

Parameters

source:Object: Event source
target:EventTarget: Event target
eventType:EventType<? extends GestureEvent>: Type of the event

Annotations

@Deprecated
since:8

GestureEvent back to summary

GestureEvent	back to summary
protected GestureEvent(Object source, EventTarget target, final EventType<? extends GestureEvent> eventType, double x, double y, double screenX, double screenY, boolean shiftDown, boolean controlDown, boolean altDown, boolean metaDown, boolean direct, boolean inertia, PickResult pickResult) Constructs new GestureEvent event. Parameters source:Object the source of the event. Can be null. target:EventTarget the target of the event. Can be null. eventType:EventType<? extends GestureEvent> The type of the event. x:double The x with respect to the scene. y:double The y with respect to the scene. screenX:double The x coordinate relative to screen. screenY:double The y coordinate relative to screen. shiftDown:boolean true if shift modifier was pressed. controlDown:boolean true if control modifier was pressed. altDown:boolean true if alt modifier was pressed. metaDown:boolean true if meta modifier was pressed. direct:boolean true if the event was caused by direct input device. See `isDirect()` inertia:boolean if represents inertia of an already finished gesture. pickResult: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

protected GestureEvent(Object source, EventTarget target, final EventType<? extends GestureEvent> eventType, double x, double y, double screenX, double screenY, boolean shiftDown, boolean controlDown, boolean altDown, boolean metaDown, boolean direct, boolean inertia, PickResult pickResult)

Constructs new GestureEvent event.

Parameters

source:Object: the source of the event. Can be null.
target:EventTarget: the target of the event. Can be null.
eventType:EventType<? extends GestureEvent>: The type of the event.
x:double: The x with respect to the scene.
y:double: The y with respect to the scene.
screenX:double: The x coordinate relative to screen.
screenY:double: The y coordinate relative to screen.
shiftDown:boolean: true if shift modifier was pressed.
controlDown:boolean: true if control modifier was pressed.
altDown:boolean: true if alt modifier was pressed.
metaDown:boolean: true if meta modifier was pressed.
direct:boolean: true if the event was caused by direct input device. See isDirect()
inertia:boolean: if represents inertia of an already finished gesture.
pickResult: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

GestureEvent back to summary

GestureEvent	back to summary
protected GestureEvent(final EventType<? extends GestureEvent> eventType, double x, double y, double screenX, double screenY, boolean shiftDown, boolean controlDown, boolean altDown, boolean metaDown, boolean direct, boolean inertia, PickResult pickResult) Constructs new GestureEvent event with empty source and target Parameters eventType:EventType<? extends GestureEvent> The type of the event. x:double The x with respect to the scene. y:double The y with respect to the scene. screenX:double The x coordinate relative to screen. screenY:double The y coordinate relative to screen. shiftDown:boolean true if shift modifier was pressed. controlDown:boolean true if control modifier was pressed. altDown:boolean true if alt modifier was pressed. metaDown:boolean true if meta modifier was pressed. direct:boolean true if the event was caused by direct input device. See `isDirect()` inertia:boolean if represents inertia of an already finished gesture. pickResult: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

protected GestureEvent(final EventType<? extends GestureEvent> eventType, double x, double y, double screenX, double screenY, boolean shiftDown, boolean controlDown, boolean altDown, boolean metaDown, boolean direct, boolean inertia, PickResult pickResult)

Constructs new GestureEvent event with empty source and target

Parameters

eventType:EventType<? extends GestureEvent>: The type of the event.
x:double: The x with respect to the scene.
y:double: The y with respect to the scene.
screenX:double: The x coordinate relative to screen.
screenY:double: The y coordinate relative to screen.
shiftDown:boolean: true if shift modifier was pressed.
controlDown:boolean: true if control modifier was pressed.
altDown:boolean: true if alt modifier was pressed.
metaDown:boolean: true if meta modifier was pressed.
direct:boolean: true if the event was caused by direct input device. See isDirect()
inertia:boolean: if represents inertia of an already finished gesture.
pickResult: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 Detail

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copyFor	back to summary
public GestureEvent copyFor(Object newSource, EventTarget newTarget) Overrides javafx.event.Event.copyFor. Doc from javafx.event.Event.copyFor. 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. Annotations @Override

public GestureEvent copyFor(Object newSource, EventTarget newTarget)

Overrides javafx.event.Event.copyFor.

Doc from javafx.event.Event.copyFor.

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.

Annotations

@Override

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getEventType	back to summary
public EventType<? extends GestureEvent> getEventType() Overrides javafx.scene.input.InputEvent.getEventType. Doc from javafx.event.Event.getEventType. 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. Annotations @Override

public EventType<? extends GestureEvent> getEventType()

Overrides javafx.scene.input.InputEvent.getEventType.

Doc from javafx.event.Event.getEventType.

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.

Annotations

@Override

getPickResult	back to summary
public final PickResult getPickResult() Returns information about the pick. Returns:PickResult new PickResult object that contains information about the pick Since JavaFX 8.0

getPickResult

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public final PickResult getPickResult()

Returns information about the pick.

Returns:PickResult: new PickResult object that contains information about the pick
Since: JavaFX 8.0

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getSceneX	back to summary
public final double getSceneX() Gets the horizontal position of the event relative to the origin of the `Scene` that contains the event's source. If the node is not in a `Scene`, then the value is relative to the boundsInParent of the root-most parent of the event's node. Note that in 3D scene, this represents the flat coordinates after applying the projection transformations. Returns:double the horizontal position of the event relative to the origin of the `Scene` that contains the event's source See Also `isDirect()`

public final double getSceneX()

Gets the horizontal position of the event relative to the origin of the Scene that contains the event's source. If the node is not in a Scene, then the value is relative to the boundsInParent of the root-most parent of the event's node. Note that in 3D scene, this represents the flat coordinates after applying the projection transformations.

Returns:double: the horizontal position of the event relative to the origin of the Scene that contains the event's source
See Also: isDirect()

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public final double getSceneY() Gets the vertical position of the event relative to the origin of the `Scene` that contains the event's source. If the node is not in a `Scene`, then the value is relative to the boundsInParent of the root-most parent of the event's node. Note that in 3D scene, this represents the flat coordinates after applying the projection transformations. Returns:double the vertical position of the event relative to the origin of the `Scene` that contains the event's source See Also `isDirect()`

public final double getSceneY()

Gets the vertical position of the event relative to the origin of the Scene that contains the event's source. If the node is not in a Scene, then the value is relative to the boundsInParent of the root-most parent of the event's node. Note that in 3D scene, this represents the flat coordinates after applying the projection transformations.

Returns:double: the vertical position of the event relative to the origin of the Scene that contains the event's source
See Also: isDirect()

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public final double getScreenX() Gets the absolute horizontal position of the event. Returns:double the absolute horizontal position of the event See Also `isDirect()`

public final double getScreenX()

Gets the absolute horizontal position of the event.

Returns:double: the absolute horizontal position of the event
See Also: isDirect()

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getScreenY	back to summary
public final double getScreenY() Gets the absolute vertical position of the event. Returns:double the absolute vertical position of the event See Also `isDirect()`

public final double getScreenY()

Gets the absolute vertical position of the event.

Returns:double: the absolute vertical position of the event
See Also: isDirect()

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getX	back to summary
public final double getX() Gets the horizontal position of the event relative to the origin of the event's source. Returns:double the horizontal position of the event relative to the origin of the event's source. See Also `isDirect()`

public final double getX()

Gets the horizontal position of the event relative to the origin of the event's source.

Returns:double: the horizontal position of the event relative to the origin of the event's source.
See Also: isDirect()

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getY	back to summary
public final double getY() Gets the vertical position of the event relative to the origin of the event's source. Returns:double the vertical position of the event relative to the origin of the event's source. See Also `isDirect()`

public final double getY()

Gets the vertical position of the event relative to the origin of the event's source.

Returns:double: the vertical position of the event relative to the origin of the event's source.
See Also: isDirect()

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public final double getZ() Depth position of the event relative to the origin of the MouseEvent's source. Returns:double depth position of the event relative to the origin of the MouseEvent's source. Since JavaFX 8.0

getZ

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public final double getZ()

Depth position of the event relative to the origin of the MouseEvent's source.

Returns:double: depth position of the event relative to the origin of the MouseEvent's source.
Since: JavaFX 8.0

isAltDown	back to summary
public final boolean isAltDown() Indicates whether or not the Alt modifier is down on this event. Returns:boolean true if the Alt modifier is down on this event

isAltDown

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public final boolean isAltDown()

Indicates whether or not the Alt modifier is down on this event.

Returns:boolean: true if the Alt modifier is down on this event

isControlDown	back to summary
public final boolean isControlDown() Indicates whether or not the Control modifier is down on this event. Returns:boolean true if the Control modifier is down on this event

isControlDown

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public final boolean isControlDown()

Indicates whether or not the Control modifier is down on this event.

Returns:boolean: true if the Control modifier is down on this event

isDirect	back to summary
public final boolean isDirect() Indicates whether this gesture is caused by a direct or indirect input device. With direct input device the gestures are performed directly at the concrete coordinates, a typical example would be a touch screen. With indirect device the gestures are performed indirectly and usually mouse cursor position is used as the gesture coordinates, a typical example would be a track pad. Returns:boolean true if this event is caused by a direct input device

isDirect

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public final boolean isDirect()

Indicates whether this gesture is caused by a direct or indirect input device. With direct input device the gestures are performed directly at the concrete coordinates, a typical example would be a touch screen. With indirect device the gestures are performed indirectly and usually mouse cursor position is used as the gesture coordinates, a typical example would be a track pad.

Returns:boolean: true if this event is caused by a direct input device

isInertia	back to summary
public boolean isInertia() Indicates if this event represents an inertia of an already finished gesture. Returns:boolean true if this is an inertia event

isInertia

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public boolean isInertia()

Indicates if this event represents an inertia of an already finished gesture.

Returns:boolean: true if this is an inertia event

isMetaDown	back to summary
public final boolean isMetaDown() Indicates whether or not the Meta modifier is down on this event. Returns:boolean true if the Meta modifier is down on this event

isMetaDown

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public final boolean isMetaDown()

Indicates whether or not the Meta modifier is down on this event.

Returns:boolean: true if the Meta modifier is down on this event

isShiftDown	back to summary
public final boolean isShiftDown() Indicates whether or not the Shift modifier is down on this event. Returns:boolean true if the Shift modifier is down on this event

isShiftDown

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public final boolean isShiftDown()

Indicates whether or not the Shift modifier is down on this event.

Returns:boolean: true if the Shift modifier is down on this event

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isShortcutDown	back to summary
public final boolean isShortcutDown() Indicates whether or not the host platform common shortcut modifier is down on this event. This common shortcut modifier is a modifier key which is used commonly in shortcuts on the host platform. It is for example `control` on Windows and `meta` (command key) on Mac. Returns:boolean `true` if the shortcut modifier is down, `false` otherwise

public final boolean isShortcutDown()

Indicates whether or not the host platform common shortcut modifier is down on this event. This common shortcut modifier is a modifier key which is used commonly in shortcuts on the host platform. It is for example control on Windows and meta (command key) on Mac.

Returns:boolean: true if the shortcut modifier is down, false otherwise

readObject	back to summary
private void readObject(ObjectInputStream in) throws IOException, ClassNotFoundException Hides javafx.event.Event.readObject. Annotations @SuppressWarnings:doclint:missing

readObject

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private void readObject(ObjectInputStream in) throws IOException, ClassNotFoundException

Hides javafx.event.Event.readObject.

Annotations

@SuppressWarnings:doclint:missing

recomputeCoordinatesToSource	back to summary
private void recomputeCoordinatesToSource(GestureEvent newEvent, Object newSource) Fills the given event by this event's coordinates recomputed to the given source object. Parameters newEvent:GestureEvent Event whose coordinates are to be filled newSource:Object Source object to compute coordinates for

recomputeCoordinatesToSource

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private void recomputeCoordinatesToSource(GestureEvent newEvent, Object newSource)

Fills the given event by this event's coordinates recomputed to the given source object.

Parameters

newEvent:GestureEvent: Event whose coordinates are to be filled
newSource:Object: Source object to compute coordinates for

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toString	back to summary
public String toString() Overrides java.util.EventObject.toString. Returns a string representation of this `GestureEvent` object. Returns:String a string representation of this `GestureEvent` object. Annotations @Override

public String toString()

Overrides java.util.EventObject.toString.

Returns a string representation of this GestureEvent object.

Returns:String

a string representation of this GestureEvent object.

Annotations

@Override

public Class GestureEvent

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