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3.4 TouchListener vs OnTouchEvent + Multi-Touch

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Introduction:

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As the title suggests, this section compares TouchListener with OnTouchEvent, and introduces the concept of multi-touch. TouchListener is listener-based, while OnTouchEvent is callback-based! Below are two simple examples to deepen your understanding!

1. Listener-based TouchListener

Code Example:

Implementation Effect:

public class MainActivity extends Activity implements OnTouchListener {

    private ImageView img_test;

    // Zoom control
    private Matrix matrix = new Matrix();
    private Matrix savedMatrix = new Matrix();

    // Different state representations:
    private static final int NONE = 0;
    private static final int DRAG = 1;
    private static final int ZOOM = 2;
    private int mode = NONE;

    // Define the first pressed point, the midpoint of two contact points, and the initial distance between two fingers:
    private PointF startPoint = new PointF();
    private PointF midPoint = new PointF();
    private float oriDis = 1f;

    /*
     * (non-Javadoc)
     * 
     * @see android.app.Activity#onCreate(android.os.Bundle)
     */
    @Override
    protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
        img_test = (ImageView) this.findViewById(R.id.img_test);
        img_test.setOnTouchListener(this);
    }

    @Override
    public boolean onTouch(View v, MotionEvent event) {
        ImageView view = (ImageView) v;
        switch (event.getAction() & MotionEvent.ACTION_MASK) {
        // Single finger
        case MotionEvent.ACTION_DOWN:
            matrix.set(view.getImageMatrix());
            savedMatrix.set(matrix);
            startPoint.set(event.getX(), event.getY());
            mode = DRAG;
            break;
        // Two fingers
        case MotionEvent.ACTION_POINTER_DOWN:
            oriDis = distance(event);
            if (oriDis > 10f) {
                savedMatrix.set(matrix);
                midPoint = middle(event);
                mode = ZOOM;
            }
            break;
        // Finger release
        case MotionEvent.ACTION_UP:
        case MotionEvent.ACTION_POINTER_UP:
            mode = NONE;
            break;
        // Single finger move event
        case MotionEvent.ACTION_MOVE:
            if (mode == DRAG) {
                // One finger drag
                matrix.set(savedMatrix);
                matrix.postTranslate(event.getX() - startPoint.x, event.getY() - startPoint.y);
            } else if (mode == ZOOM) {
                // Two fingers drag
                float newDist = distance(event);
                if (newDist > 10f) {
                    matrix.set(savedMatrix);
                    float scale = newDist / oriDis;
                    matrix.postScale(scale, scale, midPoint.x, midPoint.y);
                }
            }
            break;
        }
        // Set ImageView's Matrix
        view.setImageMatrix(matrix);
        return true;
    }

    // Calculate the distance between two touch points
    private float distance(MotionEvent event) {
        float x = event.getX(0) - event.getX(1);
        float y = event.getY(0) - event.getY(1);
        return FloatMath.sqrt(x * x + y * y);
    }

    // Calculate the midpoint of two touch points
    private PointF middle(MotionEvent event) {
        float x = event.getX(0) + event.getX(1);
        float y = event.getY(0) + event.getY(1);
        return new PointF(x / 2, y / 2);
    }

}

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