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TouchscreenType  - AS3

Packageflash.system
Classpublic final class TouchscreenType
InheritanceTouchscreenType Inheritance Object

Language Version: ActionScript 3.0
Runtime Versions: Flash Player 10.1, 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.

View the examples

Related API Elements

Capabilities.touchscreenType
flash.ui.Mouse.supportsCursor

Public Properties
 PropertyDefined By
 Inheritedconstructor : Object
A reference to the class object or constructor function for a given object instance.
Object
Public Methods
 MethodDefined By
 Inherited
hasOwnProperty(name:String):Boolean
Indicates whether an object has a specified property defined.
Object
 Inherited
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
 Inherited
propertyIsEnumerable(name:String):Boolean
Indicates whether the specified property exists and is enumerable.
Object
 Inherited
setPropertyIsEnumerable(name:String, isEnum:Boolean = true):void
Sets the availability of a dynamic property for loop operations.
Object
 Inherited
toLocaleString():String
Returns the string representation of this object, formatted according to locale-specific conventions.
Object
 Inherited
toString():String
Returns the string representation of the specified object.
Object
 Inherited
valueOf():Object
Returns the primitive value of the specified object.
Object
Public Constants
 ConstantDefined 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 Versions: Flash Player 10.1, AIR 2

A touchscreen designed to respond to finger touches.

NONE

Constant 
public static const NONE:String = "none"

Language Version: ActionScript 3.0
Runtime Versions: Flash Player 10.1, 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 Versions: Flash Player 10.1, AIR 2

A touchscreen designed for use with a stylus.

Examples How to use this example
KeyboardType.as

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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