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InteractionInputType  - AS3 Flash

Packagefl.events
Classpublic class InteractionInputType
InheritanceInteractionInputType Inheritance Object

Language Version: ActionScript 3.0
Product Version: Flash CS3
Runtime Versions: Flash Player 9.0.28.0, AIR 1.0

The InteractionInputType class defines constants for the values of the triggerEvent property of the SliderEvent object. These constants define strings to identify the sources of input that can trigger an event: the mouse and the keyboard.

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Public Constants
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  KEYBOARD : String = "keyboard"
[static] The InteractionInputType.KEYBOARD constant defines the value of the type property of a keyboard event object.
InteractionInputType
  MOUSE : String = "mouse"
[static] The InteractionInputType.MOUSE constant defines the value of the type property of a mouse event object.
InteractionInputType
Constant Detail

KEYBOARD

Constant
public static const KEYBOARD:String = "keyboard"

Language Version: ActionScript 3.0
Product Version: Flash CS3
Runtime Versions: Flash Player 9.0.28.0, AIR 1.0

The InteractionInputType.KEYBOARD constant defines the value of the type property of a keyboard event object.

MOUSE

Constant 
public static const MOUSE:String = "mouse"

Language Version: ActionScript 3.0
Product Version: Flash CS3
Runtime Versions: Flash Player 9.0.28.0, AIR 1.0

The InteractionInputType.MOUSE constant defines the value of the type property of a mouse event object.

InteractionInputTypeExample.as

This example demonstrates how to determine whether a Slider instance has been moved with the keyboard or the mouse.
  1. Drag a Slider onto the stage and name it slider.
  2. Drag a Label component onto the stage and name it sliderLabel.
  3. Save this code as InteractionInputTypeExample.as in the same directory as your FLA.
  4. Set the DocumentClass in the FLA to InteractionInputTypeExample.
package
{
    import flash.display.Sprite;
    import fl.events.SliderEvent;
    import fl.events.InteractionInputType;
    
    public class InteractionInputTypeExample extends Sprite    
    {
        public function InteractionInputTypeExample() {
            slider.addEventListener(SliderEvent.CHANGE, analyzeSliderInput);
            slider.addEventListener(SliderEvent.THUMB_DRAG, analyzeSliderInput);
            sliderLabel.autoSize = "left";
            sliderLabel.text = "Select and move slider with keyboard or mouse";
        }
        private function analyzeSliderInput(e:SliderEvent):void {
            switch(e.triggerEvent) {
                case InteractionInputType.MOUSE:
                    sliderLabel.text = "Slider has been moved with mouse";                
                    break;
                case InteractionInputType.KEYBOARD:
                    sliderLabel.text = "Slider has been moved with keyboard";
                    break;
                default:
                    break;
            }
        }
    }
}