flash.system

# TouchscreenType - AS3

Package | flash.system
Class | public final class TouchscreenType
Inheritance | TouchscreenType 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.

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Related API Elements

Capabilities.touchscreenType
flash.ui.Mouse.supportsCursor

Public Properties
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| Property | Defined By
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|  | constructor : Object A reference to the class object or constructor function for a given object instance. | Object

Public Methods
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| Method | Defined By
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|  | hasOwnProperty(name:String):Boolean Indicates whether an object has a specified property defined. | Object
|  | 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
|  | propertyIsEnumerable(name:String):Boolean Indicates whether the specified property exists and is enumerable. | Object
|  | setPropertyIsEnumerable(name:String, isEnum:Boolean = true):void Sets the availability of a dynamic property for loop operations. | Object
|  | toLocaleString():String Returns the string representation of this object, formatted according to locale-specific conventions. | Object
|  | toString():String Returns the string representation of the specified object. | Object
|  | valueOf():Object Returns the primitive value of the specified object. | Object

Public Constants

| Constant | Defined By
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|  | 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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