Gesture Listener

1. Create a new Xamarin.Android application namedRecognizeGesture.

2. Edit Main.axml so that its contents match the following:

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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
   android:orientation="vertical"
   android:layout_width="fill_parent"
   android:layout_height="wrap_content">
   <TextView
       android:text="Small Text"
       android:textAppearance="?android:attr/textAppearanceMedium"
       android:layout_width="fill_parent"
       android:layout_height="wrap_content"
       android:id="@+id/velocity_text_view" />
</LinearLayout>

3. Edit MainActivity.cs, and add the following instance variable to the class:

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private GestureDetector _gestureDetector;

4. Edit MainActivity.cs so  that it implements Android.Views.GestureDetector.IOnGestureListener and the methods required by that interface. More functionality will be added to the OnFling method further on in step .:

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public class Activity1 : Activity, GestureDetector.IOnGestureListener
{
   public bool OnDown(MotionEvent e)
   {
   }
   public bool OnFling(MotionEvent e1, MotionEvent e2, float velocityX, float velocityY)
   {
   }
   public void OnLongPress(MotionEvent e) {}
   public bool OnScroll(MotionEvent e1, MotionEvent e2, float distanceX, float distanceY)
   {
   }
   public void OnShowPress(MotionEvent e) {}
   public bool OnSingleTapUp(MotionEvent e)
   {
       return false;
   }
}

5. Edit the OnFling method so that it will display some values captured when the user “flings” on the screen:

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public bool OnFling(MotionEvent e1, MotionEvent e2, float velocityX, float velocityY)
{
   _textView.Text = String.Format("Fling velocity: {0} x {1}", velocityX, velocityY);
  return true;
}

6. Create an instance of GestureDetector for the Activity. Modify OnCreate as shown in the following snippet:

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protected override void OnCreate(Bundle bundle)
{
   base.OnCreate(bundle);
   SetContentView(Resource.Layout.Main);
   _textView = FindViewById<TextView>(Resource.Id.velocity_text_view);
   _textView.Text = "Fling Velocity: ";
   _gestureDetector = new GestureDetector(this);
}

7. Override the method OnTouchEvent in the Activity. This will delegate the handling of the gesture to theGestureDetector.IOnGestureListener methods implemented by the class.

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public override bool OnTouchEvent(MotionEvent e)
{
   _gestureDetector.OnTouchEvent(e);
   return false;
}

8. Run the application on a device, and fling your finger across the screen. You will see the X and Y velocities change: