# Class GestureEvent

java.lang.Object
java.util.EventObject
javafx.event.Event
javafx.scene.input.InputEvent
javafx.scene.input.GestureEvent

All Implemented Interfaces:
  `Serializable`, `Cloneable`

Direct Known Subclasses:
  `RotateEvent`, `ScrollEvent`, `SwipeEvent`, `ZoomEvent`

public class GestureEvent extends InputEvent
An event indicating gesture input. Gestures are typically caused by direct (touch screen) or indirect (track pad) touch events.

Delivery of gestures is dependent on the capabilities of the underlying platform and connected input devices. For instance on a PC with mouse and keyboard there is no way of producing a rotating gesture.

Since:
  JavaFX 2.2
See Also:
  - Serialized Form

- ## Field Summary

  Fields
  Modifier and Type
  Field
  Description
  `static final EventType<GestureEvent>`
  `ANY`
  Common supertype for all gestures.

  ### Fields declared in class javafx.event.Event

  `consumed, eventType, NULL_SOURCE_TARGET, target`

  ### Fields declared in class java.util.EventObject

  `source`

- ## Constructor Summary

  Constructors
  Modifier
  Constructor
  Description
  `protected`
  `GestureEvent(Object source, EventTarget target, EventType<? extends GestureEvent> eventType)`
  Deprecated.
  Do not use this constructor.
  `protected`
  `GestureEvent(Object source, EventTarget target, 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.
  `protected`
  `GestureEvent(EventType<? extends GestureEvent> eventType)`
  Deprecated.
  Do not use this constructor.
  `protected`
  `GestureEvent(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

- ## Method Summary

  Modifier and Type
  Method
  Description
  `GestureEvent`
  `copyFor(Object newSource, EventTarget newTarget)`
  Creates and returns a copy of this event with the specified event source and target.
  `EventType<? extends GestureEvent>`
  `getEventType()`
  Gets the event type of this event.
  `final PickResult`
  `getPickResult()`
  Returns information about the pick.
  `final double`
  `getSceneX()`
  Gets the horizontal position of the event relative to the origin of the `Scene` that contains the event's source.
  `final double`
  `getSceneY()`
  Gets the vertical position of the event relative to the origin of the `Scene` that contains the event's source.
  `final double`
  `getScreenX()`
  Gets the absolute horizontal position of the event.
  `final double`
  `getScreenY()`
  Gets the absolute vertical position of the event.
  `final double`
  `getX()`
  Gets the horizontal position of the event relative to the origin of the event's source.
  `final double`
  `getY()`
  Gets the vertical position of the event relative to the origin of the event's source.
  `final double`
  `getZ()`
  Depth position of the event relative to the origin of the MouseEvent's source.
  `final boolean`
  `isAltDown()`
  Indicates whether or not the Alt modifier is down on this event.
  `final boolean`
  `isControlDown()`
  Indicates whether or not the Control modifier is down on this event.
  `final boolean`
  `isDirect()`
  Indicates whether this gesture is caused by a direct or indirect input device.
  `boolean`
  `isInertia()`
  Indicates if this event represents an inertia of an already finished gesture.
  `final boolean`
  `isMetaDown()`
  Indicates whether or not the Meta modifier is down on this event.
  `final boolean`
  `isShiftDown()`
  Indicates whether or not the Shift modifier is down on this event.
  `final boolean`
  `isShortcutDown()`
  Indicates whether or not the host platform common shortcut modifier is down on this event.
  `String`
  `toString()`
  Returns a string representation of this `GestureEvent` object.

  ### Methods declared in class javafx.event.Event

  `clone, consume, fireEvent, getTarget, isConsumed`

  ### Methods declared in class java.util.EventObject

  `getSource`

  ### Methods declared in class java.lang.Object

  `equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait`

- ## Field Details

  - ### ANY

    public static final EventType<GestureEvent> ANY
    Common supertype for all gestures.

- ## Constructor Details

  - ### GestureEvent

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

  - ### GestureEvent

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

  - ### GestureEvent

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

    protected GestureEvent(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` - The type of the event.
      `x` - The x with respect to the scene.
      `y` - The y with respect to the scene.
      `screenX` - The x coordinate relative to screen.
      `screenY` - The y coordinate relative to screen.
      `shiftDown` - true if shift modifier was pressed.
      `controlDown` - true if control modifier was pressed.
      `altDown` - true if alt modifier was pressed.
      `metaDown` - true if meta modifier was pressed.
      `direct` - true if the event was caused by direct input device. See `isDirect()`
      `inertia` - if represents inertia of an already finished gesture.
      `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 Details

  - ### copyFor

    public GestureEvent copyFor(Object newSource, EventTarget newTarget)
    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.
    Overrides:
      `copyFor` in class `Event`
    Parameters:
      `newSource` - the new source of the copied event
      `newTarget` - the new target of the copied event
    Returns:
      the event copy with the new source and target

  - ### getX

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

  - ### getY

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

  - ### getZ

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

  - ### getScreenX

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

  - ### getScreenY

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

  - ### getSceneX

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

  - ### getSceneY

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

  - ### isShiftDown

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

  - ### isControlDown

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

  - ### isAltDown

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

  - ### isMetaDown

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

  - ### isDirect

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

  - ### isInertia

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

  - ### getPickResult

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

  - ### isShortcutDown

    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:
      `true` if the shortcut modifier is down, `false` otherwise

  - ### toString

    public String toString()
    Returns a string representation of this `GestureEvent` object.
    Overrides:
      `toString` in class `EventObject`
    Returns:
      a string representation of this `GestureEvent` object.

  - ### getEventType

    public EventType<? extends GestureEvent> getEventType()
    Description copied from class: `Event`
    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.
    Overrides:
      `getEventType` in class `Event`
    Returns:
      the event type