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Native Gesture Events

General Gestures​

There are a few gestures that a consistent across iOS and tvOS

  • NativeGestureEvent.GESTURE_SWIPE_UP: Dispatched when the user swipes up on the screen or on the Apple remote;
  • NativeGestureEvent.GESTURE_SWIPE_DOWN: Dispatched when the user swipes down on the screen or on the Apple remote;
  • NativeGestureEvent.GESTURE_SWIPE_LEFT: Dispatched when the user swipes left on the screen or on the Apple remote;
  • NativeGestureEvent.GESTURE_SWIPE_RIGHT: Dispatched when the user swipes right on the screen or on the Apple remote;

Apple Remote Buttons​

There are a few native gesture events specific to the Apple remote button presses including:

  • NativeGestureEvent.SELECT: Dispatched when the touch area on the remote is presssed;
  • NativeGestureEvent.MENU: Dispatched when the Menu button on the remote is presssed;
  • NativeGestureEvent.PLAYPAUSE: Dispatched when the Play/Pause button on the remote is presssed;

Listening for events​

Listening for these gesture events is the same as any other event listener. Use the addEventListener function on the SystemGestures instance:

SystemGestures.service.addEventListener( NativeGestureEvent.GESTURE_SWIPE_DOWN, swipeHandler );


function swipeHandler( event:NativeGestureEvent ):void
{
    trace( "swipe: " + event.type );
}

Note: you shouldn't add these listeners in the first frame / class constructor on iOS. There appears to be some conflict with AIR on iOS so you should wait around 100 milliseconds from launch before attaching these listeners to ensure consistency.