flash.system.TouchscreenType (ActionScript 3.0)

Package	flash.system
Class	public final class TouchscreenType
Inheritance	TouchscreenType Object

Language version:

ActionScript 3.0

Runtime version:

AIR 2

The TouchscreenType class is an enumeration class that provides values for the different types of touch screens.

Use the values defined by the TouchscreenType class with the Capabilities.touchscreenType property.

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	Property	Defined by
		constructor : Object A reference to the class object or constructor function for a given object instance.	Object
		prototype : Object [static] A reference to the prototype object of a class or function object.	Object

Public Methods

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	Method		Defined by
		hasOwnProperty(name:String):Boolean Indicates whether an object has a specified property defined.	Object
		isPrototypeOf(theClass:Object):Boolean Indicates whether an instance of the Object class is in the prototype chain of the object specified as the parameter.	Object
		propertyIsEnumerable(name:String):Boolean Indicates whether the specified property exists and is enumerable.	Object
		setPropertyIsEnumerable(name:String, isEnum:Boolean = true):void Sets the availability of a dynamic property for loop operations.	Object
		toLocaleString():String Returns the string representation of this object, formatted according to locale-specific conventions.	Object
		toString():String Returns the string representation of the specified object.	Object
		valueOf():Object Returns the primitive value of the specified object.	Object

	Constant	Defined by
		FINGER : String = "finger" [static] A touchscreen designed to respond to finger touches.	TouchscreenType
		NONE : String = "none" [static] The computer or device does not have a supported touchscreen.	TouchscreenType
		STYLUS : String = "stylus" [static] A touchscreen designed for use with a stylus.	TouchscreenType

Constant detail

FINGER

constant

public static const FINGER:String = "finger"

Language version:

ActionScript 3.0

Runtime version:

AIR 2

A touchscreen designed to respond to finger touches.

NONE

constant

public static const NONE:String = "none"

Language version:

ActionScript 3.0

Runtime version:

AIR 2

The computer or device does not have a supported touchscreen.

STYLUS

constant

public static const STYLUS:String = "stylus"

Language version:

ActionScript 3.0

Runtime version:

AIR 2

A touchscreen designed for use with a stylus.

Examples

examples\KeyboardType

The following example is a simple test that indicates the current state of the "Num Lock" and "Caps Lock" keys as well as the type of keybaord and touch screen type in the running environment. When testing this example, click the text field to see the property values:

import flash.events.~~;
import flash.display.~~;
import flash.ui.Keyboard;
import flash.system.Capabilities;
import flash.text.TextField;


var keyboardInfoTxt:TextField = new TextField();
keyboardInfoTxt.x = 30;
keyboardInfoTxt.y = 50;
keyboardInfoTxt.width = 300;
keyboardInfoTxt.height = 100;
keyboardInfoTxt.border = true;

addChild(keyboardInfoTxt);

addEventListener (MouseEvent.CLICK, getScreenKeyboardType);

function getScreenKeyboardType(e:MouseEvent):void{
    keyboardInfoTxt.text= "Caps Lock is : " + String(flash.ui.Keyboard.capsLock)+ "\n" + 
	"Num Lock is : " + String(flash.ui.Keyboard.numLock) +"\n" + 
	"Has Virtual Keyboard : " + String(flash.ui.Keyboard.hasVirtualKeyboard) + "\n" + 
	"Physical Keyboard Type : " + flash.ui.Keyboard.physicalKeyboardType + "\n" + 
	"flash.system.Capabilities.touchscreenType is : " + flash.system.Capabilities.touchscreenType;
}

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