added in version 24.1.0
belongs to Maven artifact com.android.support:support-compat:28.0.0-alpha1

DragStartHelper

public class DragStartHelper
extends Object

java.lang.Object
   ↳ android.support.v13.view.DragStartHelper


DragStartHelper is a utility class for implementing drag and drop support.

It detects gestures commonly used to start drag (long click for any input source, click and drag for mouse).

It also keeps track of the screen location where the drag started, and helps determining the hot spot position for a drag shadow.

Implement DragStartHelper.OnDragStartListener to start the drag operation:

 DragStartHelper.OnDragStartListener listener = new DragStartHelper.OnDragStartListener {
     protected void onDragStart(View view, DragStartHelper helper) {
         View.DragShadowBuilder shadowBuilder = new View.DragShadowBuilder(view) {
             public void onProvideShadowMetrics(Point shadowSize, Point shadowTouchPoint) {
                 super.onProvideShadowMetrics(shadowSize, shadowTouchPoint);
                 helper.getTouchPosition(shadowTouchPoint);
             }
         };
         view.startDrag(mClipData, shadowBuilder, mLocalState, mDragFlags);
     }
 };
 mDragStartHelper = new DragStartHelper(mDraggableView, listener);
 
Once created, DragStartHelper can be attached to a view (this will replace existing long click and touch listeners):
 mDragStartHelper.attach();
 
It may also be used in combination with existing listeners:
 public boolean onTouch(View view, MotionEvent event) {
     if (mDragStartHelper.onTouch(view, event)) {
         return true;
     }
     return handleTouchEvent(view, event);
 }
 public boolean onLongClick(View view) {
     if (mDragStartHelper.onLongClick(view)) {
         return true;
     }
     return handleLongClickEvent(view);
 }
 

Summary

Nested classes

interface DragStartHelper.OnDragStartListener

Interface definition for a callback to be invoked when a drag start gesture is detected. 

Public constructors

DragStartHelper(View view, DragStartHelper.OnDragStartListener listener)

Create a DragStartHelper associated with the specified view.

Public methods

void attach()

Attach the helper to the view.

void detach()

Detach the helper from the view.

void getTouchPosition(Point point)

Compute the position of the touch event that started the drag operation.

boolean onLongClick(View v)

Handle a long click event.

boolean onTouch(View v, MotionEvent event)

Handle a touch event.

Inherited methods

From class java.lang.Object

Public constructors

DragStartHelper

added in version 24.1.0
DragStartHelper (View view, 
                DragStartHelper.OnDragStartListener listener)

Create a DragStartHelper associated with the specified view. The newly created helper is not initially attached to the view, attach()