OnMouseMoved Android?

Question

I am learning how to make android apps, and I can't figure out how to implement a kind of OnMouseMoved event in android.

I've tried using an OnTouchListener, but It doesn't update when I touch, hold and move. It only updates when I tap a different points. Like this:

public boolean onTouch(View v, MotionEvent event) {
    int x = (int) event.getX();
    thread.getGameState().touch(x);
    return false;
}

I've tried this

@Override
public boolean onTouch(View v, MotionEvent event) {
    int x = (int) event.getX();
    if(event.getAction() == MotionEvent.ACTION_MOVE) {
        thread.getGameState().touch(x);
    }
    return false;
}

But this doesn't even respond at all to touch, maybe the point i'm getting from the event is an old point, and not the new drag point?

thread.getGameState().touch(x); sets the x-value of and object, which should make it like dragging.

this is covered pretty well in the android docs http://developer.android.com/training/gestures/movement.html .. maybe take a look at that as a starting point — brendosthoughts, Apr 30 '13 at 05:10
may i know how will you attach mouse with your android device? — Gunaseelan, Apr 30 '13 at 05:13
wow! it is nice to see we can connect mouse with android device. Thank you so much @Simon — Gunaseelan, Apr 30 '13 at 05:33

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Apr 30 '13 at 09:42

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You must return true in onTouch() to tell Android that you will handle the complete touch event, so you can receive events after ACTION_DOWN:

@Override
public boolean onTouch(View v, MotionEvent event) {
    int x = (int) event.getX();
    if(event.getAction() == MotionEvent.ACTION_MOVE) {
        thread.getGameState().touch(x);
    }
    return true;
}

answered Apr 30 '13 at 09:42

Mohamed_AbdAllah

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It doesn't detect it still – Spencer H Apr 30 '13 at 14:44

OnMouseMoved Android?

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