TouchStartEvent

Lens Studio v1.0.0+

Scripting Name: TouchStartEvent

Inherits from SceneObjectEvent

Description

Triggered when a touch event starts.

Methods

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getTouchId() : Number

Returns the ID of this specific touch. Useful for distinguishing between touches when multiple are occurring simultaneously.

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getTouchPosition() : vec2

Returns the normalized 2D screen position of the user’s touch. The normalized coordinates range from ([0-1], [0-1]), (0,0) being top-left and (1,1) being bottom-right.

Inherited Methods

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getSceneObject() : SceneObject

Returns the SceneObject this Event is associated with.

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bind(function evCallback) : void

Binds a callback function to this event.

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getTypeName() : String

Returns the typename of the SceneEvent.

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getTypeName() : String

Returns the name of this object’s type.

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isOfType(String type) : Boolean

Returns true if the object matches or derives from the passed in type.

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isSame(ScriptObject other) : Boolean

Returns true if this object is the same as other. Useful for checking if two references point to the same thing.

Inherited Properties

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enabled : Boolean

If true, the event is able to trigger. If false, the event will not trigger.

Examples

// Prints the touch position when a screen touch has started
var event = script.createEvent("TouchStartEvent");
event.bind(function(eventData)
{
    var touchedPos = eventData.getTouchPosition();
    print("touch started at " + touchedPos.x + " " + touchedPos.y);
});