MotionEvent.GetToolMajor(Int32) Method

Definition

Returns the length of the major axis of an ellipse that describes the size of the approaching tool for the given pointer <em>index</em> (use #getPointerId(int) to find the pointer identifier for this index).

[Android.Runtime.Register("getToolMajor", "(I)F", "")]
public float GetToolMajor (int pointerIndex);
[<Android.Runtime.Register("getToolMajor", "(I)F", "")>]
member this.GetToolMajor : int -> single

Parameters

pointerIndex
Int32

Raw index of pointer to retrieve. Value may be from 0 (the first pointer that is down) to #getPointerCount()-1.

Returns

Attributes

Remarks

Returns the length of the major axis of an ellipse that describes the size of the approaching tool for the given pointer <em>index</em> (use #getPointerId(int) to find the pointer identifier for this index). The tool area represents the estimated size of the finger or pen that is touching the device independent of its actual touch area at the point of contact.

Java documentation for android.view.MotionEvent.getToolMajor(int).

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Applies to