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DragEvent.javaAPI DocAndroid 5.1 API20125Thu Mar 12 22:22:10 GMT 2015android.view

DragEvent

public class DragEvent extends Object implements android.os.Parcelable
Represents an event that is sent out by the system at various times during a drag and drop operation. It is a complex data structure that contains several important pieces of data about the operation and the underlying data.

View objects that receive a DragEvent call {@link #getAction()}, which returns an action type that indicates the state of the drag and drop operation. This allows a View object to react to a change in state by changing its appearance or performing other actions. For example, a View can react to the {@link #ACTION_DRAG_ENTERED} action type by by changing one or more colors in its displayed image.

During a drag and drop operation, the system displays an image that the user drags. This image is called a drag shadow. Several action types reflect the position of the drag shadow relative to the View receiving the event.

Most methods return valid data only for certain event actions. This is summarized in the following table. Each possible {@link #getAction()} value is listed in the first column. The other columns indicate which method or methods return valid data for that getAction() value:

getAction() Value getClipDescription() getLocalState() getX() getY() getClipData() getResult()
ACTION_DRAG_STARTED X X X X    
ACTION_DRAG_ENTERED X X        
ACTION_DRAG_LOCATION X X X X    
ACTION_DRAG_EXITED X X        
ACTION_DROP X X X X X  
ACTION_DRAG_ENDED X X       X

The {@link android.view.DragEvent#getAction()}, {@link android.view.DragEvent#describeContents()}, {@link android.view.DragEvent#writeToParcel(Parcel,int)}, and {@link android.view.DragEvent#toString()} methods always return valid data.

Developer Guides

For a guide to implementing drag and drop features, read the Drag and Drop developer guide.

Fields Summary
private static final boolean
TRACK_RECYCLED_LOCATION
int
mAction
float
mX
float
mY
android.content.ClipDescription
mClipDescription
android.content.ClipData
mClipData
Object
mLocalState
boolean
mDragResult
private DragEvent
mNext
private RuntimeException
mRecycledLocation
private boolean
mRecycled
private static final int
MAX_RECYCLED
private static final Object
gRecyclerLock
private static int
gRecyclerUsed
private static DragEvent
gRecyclerTop
public static final int
ACTION_DRAG_STARTED
Action constant returned by {@link #getAction()}: Signals the start of a drag and drop operation. The View should return {@code true} from its {@link View#onDragEvent(DragEvent) onDragEvent()} handler method or {@link View.View.OnDragListener#onDrag(View,DragEvent) OnDragListener.onDrag()} listener if it can accept a drop. The onDragEvent() or onDrag() methods usually inspect the metadata from {@link #getClipDescription()} to determine if they can accept the data contained in this drag. For an operation that doesn't represent data transfer, these methods may perform other actions to determine whether or not the View should accept the drag. If the View wants to indicate that it is a valid drop target, it can also react by changing its appearance.

A View only receives further drag events if it returns {@code true} in response to ACTION_DRAG_STARTED.

public static final int
ACTION_DRAG_LOCATION
Action constant returned by {@link #getAction()}: Sent to a View after {@link #ACTION_DRAG_ENTERED} if the drag shadow is still within the View object's bounding box. The {@link #getX()} and {@link #getY()} methods supply the X and Y position of of the drag point within the View object's bounding box.

A View receives an {@link #ACTION_DRAG_ENTERED} event before receiving any ACTION_DRAG_LOCATION events.

The system stops sending ACTION_DRAG_LOCATION events to a View once the user moves the drag shadow out of the View object's bounding box. If the user moves the drag shadow back into the View object's bounding box, the View receives an ACTION_DRAG_ENTERED again before receiving any more ACTION_DRAG_LOCATION events.

public static final int
ACTION_DROP
Action constant returned by {@link #getAction()}: Signals to a View that the user has released the drag shadow, and the drag point is within the bounding box of the View. The View should retrieve the data from the DragEvent by calling {@link #getClipData()}. The methods {@link #getX()} and {@link #getY()} return the X and Y position of the drop point within the View object's bounding box.

The View should return {@code true} from its {@link View#onDragEvent(DragEvent)} handler or {@link View.View.OnDragListener#onDrag(View,DragEvent) OnDragListener.onDrag()} listener if it accepted the drop, and {@code false} if it ignored the drop.

The View can also react to this action by changing its appearance.

public static final int
ACTION_DRAG_ENDED
Action constant returned by {@link #getAction()}: Signals to a View that the drag and drop operation has concluded. A View that changed its appearance during the operation should return to its usual drawing state in response to this event.

All views that received an ACTION_DRAG_STARTED event will receive the ACTION_DRAG_ENDED event even if they are not currently visible when the drag ends.

The View object can call {@link #getResult()} to see the result of the operation. If a View returned {@code true} in response to {@link #ACTION_DROP}, then getResult() returns {@code true}, otherwise it returns {@code false}.

public static final int
ACTION_DRAG_ENTERED
Action constant returned by {@link #getAction()}: Signals to a View that the drag point has entered the bounding box of the View.

If the View can accept a drop, it can react to ACTION_DRAG_ENTERED by changing its appearance in a way that tells the user that the View is the current drop target.

The system stops sending ACTION_DRAG_LOCATION events to a View once the user moves the drag shadow out of the View object's bounding box. If the user moves the drag shadow back into the View object's bounding box, the View receives an ACTION_DRAG_ENTERED again before receiving any more ACTION_DRAG_LOCATION events.

public static final int
ACTION_DRAG_EXITED
Action constant returned by {@link #getAction()}: Signals that the user has moved the drag shadow outside the bounding box of the View. The View can react by changing its appearance in a way that tells the user that View is no longer the immediate drop target.

After the system sends an ACTION_DRAG_EXITED event to the View, the View receives no more ACTION_DRAG_LOCATION events until the user drags the drag shadow back over the View.

public static final Parcelable.Creator
CREATOR
A container for creating a DragEvent from a Parcel.
Constructors Summary
private DragEvent()


      
    
Methods Summary
public intdescribeContents()
Returns information about the {@link android.os.Parcel} representation of this DragEvent object.

return
Information about the {@link android.os.Parcel} representation.

        return 0;
    
public intgetAction()
Inspect the action value of this event.

return
One of the following action constants, in the order in which they usually occur during a drag and drop operation:
  • {@link #ACTION_DRAG_STARTED}
  • {@link #ACTION_DRAG_ENTERED}
  • {@link #ACTION_DRAG_LOCATION}
  • {@link #ACTION_DROP}
  • {@link #ACTION_DRAG_EXITED}
  • {@link #ACTION_DRAG_ENDED}

        return mAction;
    
public android.content.ClipDatagetClipData()
Returns the {@link android.content.ClipData} object sent to the system as part of the call to {@link android.view.View#startDrag(ClipData,View.DragShadowBuilder,Object,int) startDrag()}. This method only returns valid data if the event action is {@link #ACTION_DROP}.

return
The ClipData sent to the system by startDrag().

        return mClipData;
    
public android.content.ClipDescriptiongetClipDescription()
Returns the {@link android.content.ClipDescription} object contained in the {@link android.content.ClipData} object sent to the system as part of the call to {@link android.view.View#startDrag(ClipData,View.DragShadowBuilder,Object,int) startDrag()}. The drag handler or listener for a View can use the metadata in this object to decide if the View can accept the dragged View object's data.

This method returns valid data for all event actions.

return
The ClipDescription that was part of the ClipData sent to the system by startDrag().

        return mClipDescription;
    
public java.lang.ObjectgetLocalState()
Returns the local state object sent to the system as part of the call to {@link android.view.View#startDrag(ClipData,View.DragShadowBuilder,Object,int) startDrag()}. The object is intended to provide local information about the drag and drop operation. For example, it can indicate whether the drag and drop operation is a copy or a move.

This method returns valid data for all event actions.

return
The local state object sent to the system by startDrag().

        return mLocalState;
    
public booleangetResult()

Returns an indication of the result of the drag and drop operation. This method only returns valid data if the action type is {@link #ACTION_DRAG_ENDED}. The return value depends on what happens after the user releases the drag shadow.

If the user releases the drag shadow on a View that can accept a drop, the system sends an {@link #ACTION_DROP} event to the View object's drag event listener. If the listener returns {@code true}, then getResult() will return {@code true}. If the listener returns {@code false}, then getResult() returns {@code false}.

Notice that getResult() also returns {@code false} if no {@link #ACTION_DROP} is sent. This happens, for example, when the user releases the drag shadow over an area outside of the application. In this case, the system sends out {@link #ACTION_DRAG_ENDED} for the current operation, but never sends out {@link #ACTION_DROP}.

return
{@code true} if a drag event listener returned {@code true} in response to {@link #ACTION_DROP}. If the system did not send {@link #ACTION_DROP} before {@link #ACTION_DRAG_ENDED}, or if the listener returned {@code false} in response to {@link #ACTION_DROP}, then {@code false} is returned.

        return mDragResult;
    
public floatgetX()
Gets the X coordinate of the drag point. The value is only valid if the event action is {@link #ACTION_DRAG_LOCATION} or {@link #ACTION_DROP}.

return
The current drag point's Y coordinate

        return mX;
    
public floatgetY()
Gets the Y coordinate of the drag point. The value is valid if the event action is {@link #ACTION_DRAG_ENTERED}, {@link #ACTION_DRAG_LOCATION}, {@link #ACTION_DROP}, or {@link #ACTION_DRAG_EXITED}.

return
The current drag point's Y coordinate

        return mY;
    
private voidinit(int action, float x, float y, android.content.ClipDescription description, android.content.ClipData data, java.lang.Object localState, boolean result)

        mAction = action;
        mX = x;
        mY = y;
        mClipDescription = description;
        mClipData = data;
        mLocalState = localState;
        mDragResult = result;
    
static android.view.DragEventobtain()

        return DragEvent.obtain(0, 0f, 0f, null, null, null, false);
    
public static android.view.DragEventobtain(int action, float x, float y, java.lang.Object localState, android.content.ClipDescription description, android.content.ClipData data, boolean result)

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        final DragEvent ev;
        synchronized (gRecyclerLock) {
            if (gRecyclerTop == null) {
                ev = new DragEvent();
                ev.init(action, x, y, description, data, localState, result);
                return ev;
            }
            ev = gRecyclerTop;
            gRecyclerTop = ev.mNext;
            gRecyclerUsed -= 1;
        }
        ev.mRecycledLocation = null;
        ev.mRecycled = false;
        ev.mNext = null;

        ev.init(action, x, y, description, data, localState, result);

        return ev;
    
public static android.view.DragEventobtain(android.view.DragEvent source)

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        return obtain(source.mAction, source.mX, source.mY, source.mLocalState,
                source.mClipDescription, source.mClipData, source.mDragResult);
    
public final voidrecycle()
Recycle the DragEvent, to be re-used by a later caller. After calling this function you must never touch the event again.

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        // Ensure recycle is only called once!
        if (TRACK_RECYCLED_LOCATION) {
            if (mRecycledLocation != null) {
                throw new RuntimeException(toString() + " recycled twice!", mRecycledLocation);
            }
            mRecycledLocation = new RuntimeException("Last recycled here");
        } else {
            if (mRecycled) {
                throw new RuntimeException(toString() + " recycled twice!");
            }
            mRecycled = true;
        }

        mClipData = null;
        mClipDescription = null;
        mLocalState = null;

        synchronized (gRecyclerLock) {
            if (gRecyclerUsed < MAX_RECYCLED) {
                gRecyclerUsed++;
                mNext = gRecyclerTop;
                gRecyclerTop = this;
            }
        }
    
public java.lang.StringtoString()
Returns a string containing a concise, human-readable representation of this DragEvent object.

return
A string representation of the DragEvent object.

        return "DragEvent{" + Integer.toHexString(System.identityHashCode(this))
        + " action=" + mAction + " @ (" + mX + ", " + mY + ") desc=" + mClipDescription
        + " data=" + mClipData + " local=" + mLocalState + " result=" + mDragResult
        + "}";
    
public voidwriteToParcel(android.os.Parcel dest, int flags)
Creates a {@link android.os.Parcel} object from this DragEvent object.

param
dest A {@link android.os.Parcel} object in which to put the DragEvent object.
param
flags Flags to store in the Parcel.

        dest.writeInt(mAction);
        dest.writeFloat(mX);
        dest.writeFloat(mY);
        dest.writeInt(mDragResult ? 1 : 0);
        if (mClipData == null) {
            dest.writeInt(0);
        } else {
            dest.writeInt(1);
            mClipData.writeToParcel(dest, flags);
        }
        if (mClipDescription == null) {
            dest.writeInt(0);
        } else {
            dest.writeInt(1);
            mClipDescription.writeToParcel(dest, flags);
        }