VelocityTracker and VelocityTrackerCompat

The post "VelocityTracker, track the velocity of touch events" for one touch point tracking using VelocityTracker. Together with android.support.v4.view.VelocityTrackerCompat (Helper for accessing features in VelocityTracker introduced after API level 4 in a backwards compatible fashion), we can track velocity for multi-touch tracking on post-HONEYCOMB device.

package com.example.androidvelocitytracker;

import android.os.Build;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.os.Build.VERSION_CODES;
import android.support.v4.view.VelocityTrackerCompat;
import android.util.SparseArray;
import android.view.MotionEvent;
import android.view.VelocityTracker;
import android.widget.TextView;
import android.app.Activity;

public class MainActivity extends Activity {

 TextView textAvtion, textVelocityX0, textVelocityY0,
  textVelocityX1, textVelocityY1;
 TextView textVersion;
 VelocityTracker velocityTracker = null;
 
 static SparseArray<String> arrayVC = new SparseArray<String>();
    static {
        arrayVC.append(VERSION_CODES.BASE, "The original, first, version of Android.");
        arrayVC.append(VERSION_CODES.BASE_1_1, "First Android update, officially called 1.1");
        arrayVC.append(VERSION_CODES.CUPCAKE, "Android 1.5");
        arrayVC.append(VERSION_CODES.CUR_DEVELOPMENT, "Magic version number...");
        arrayVC.append(VERSION_CODES.DONUT, "Android 1.6");
        arrayVC.append(VERSION_CODES.ECLAIR, "Android 2.0");
        arrayVC.append(VERSION_CODES.ECLAIR_0_1, "Android 2.0.1");
        arrayVC.append(VERSION_CODES.ECLAIR_MR1, "Android 2.1");
        arrayVC.append(VERSION_CODES.FROYO, "Android 2.2");
        arrayVC.append(VERSION_CODES.GINGERBREAD,"Android 2.3");
        arrayVC.append(VERSION_CODES.GINGERBREAD_MR1, "Android 2.3.3");
        arrayVC.append(VERSION_CODES.HONEYCOMB, "Android 3.0");
        arrayVC.append(VERSION_CODES.HONEYCOMB_MR1, "Android 3.1");
        arrayVC.append(VERSION_CODES.HONEYCOMB_MR2, "Android 3.2");
        arrayVC.append(VERSION_CODES.ICE_CREAM_SANDWICH,"Android 4.0");
        arrayVC.append(VERSION_CODES.ICE_CREAM_SANDWICH_MR1,"Android 4.0.3");
        arrayVC.append(VERSION_CODES.JELLY_BEAN, "Android 4.1");
        arrayVC.append(VERSION_CODES.JELLY_BEAN_MR1, "Android 4.2");
        arrayVC.append(VERSION_CODES.JELLY_BEAN_MR2, "Android 4.3");
        arrayVC.append(VERSION_CODES.KITKAT, "Android 4.4");
    }

 @Override
 protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
  super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
  setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
  textAvtion = (TextView) findViewById(R.id.action);
  textVelocityX0 = (TextView) findViewById(R.id.velocityx0);
  textVelocityY0 = (TextView) findViewById(R.id.velocityy0);
  textVelocityX1 = (TextView) findViewById(R.id.velocityx1);
  textVelocityY1 = (TextView) findViewById(R.id.velocityy1);
  
  textVersion = (TextView)findViewById(R.id.version);
  int version = Build.VERSION.SDK_INT;
  String BuildVersion = arrayVC.get(version, "unknown");
  textVersion.setText(BuildVersion);
 }

 @Override
 public boolean onTouchEvent(MotionEvent event) {
  
  int action = event.getActionMasked();
  int index = event.getActionIndex();
        int pointerId = event.getPointerId(index);

  switch (action) {
  case MotionEvent.ACTION_DOWN:
   if (velocityTracker == null) {
    velocityTracker = VelocityTracker.obtain();
   } else {
    velocityTracker.clear();
   }
   velocityTracker.addMovement(event);
   
   if(pointerId == 0){
    textVelocityX0.setText("X-velocity (pixel/s): 0");
    textVelocityY0.setText("Y-velocity (pixel/s): 0");
   }else if(pointerId == 1){
    textVelocityX1.setText("X-velocity (pixel/s): 0");
    textVelocityY1.setText("Y-velocity (pixel/s): 0");
   }
   
   break;
  case MotionEvent.ACTION_MOVE:
   velocityTracker.addMovement(event);
   velocityTracker.computeCurrentVelocity(1000); 
   //1000 provides pixels per second
   
   float xVelocity = VelocityTrackerCompat.getXVelocity(
     velocityTracker, pointerId);
   
   float yVelocity = VelocityTrackerCompat.getYVelocity(
     velocityTracker, pointerId);
   
   if(pointerId == 0){
    textVelocityX0.setText("X-velocity (pixel/s): " + xVelocity);
    textVelocityY0.setText("Y-velocity (pixel/s): " + yVelocity);
   }else if(pointerId == 1){
    textVelocityX1.setText("X-velocity (pixel/s): " + xVelocity);
    textVelocityY1.setText("Y-velocity (pixel/s): " + yVelocity);
   }
   
   break;
  case MotionEvent.ACTION_UP:
  case MotionEvent.ACTION_CANCEL:
   velocityTracker.recycle();
   break;
  }

  return true;
 }

}

<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="match_parent"
    android:orientation="vertical"
    android:paddingBottom="@dimen/activity_vertical_margin"
    android:paddingLeft="@dimen/activity_horizontal_margin"
    android:paddingRight="@dimen/activity_horizontal_margin"
    android:paddingTop="@dimen/activity_vertical_margin"
    tools:context=".MainActivity" >

    <TextView
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:layout_gravity="center_horizontal"
        android:autoLink="web"
        android:text="http://android-er.blogspot.com/"
        android:textStyle="bold" />
    
    <TextView
        android:id="@+id/version"
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content" />

    <TextView
        android:id="@+id/action"
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content" />

 <TextView
        android:text="pointer 0"
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content" />
    <TextView
        android:id="@+id/velocityx0"
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content" />
    <TextView
        android:id="@+id/velocityy0"
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content" />
 <TextView
        android:text="pointer 1"
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content" />
    <TextView
        android:id="@+id/velocityx1"
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content" />
    <TextView
        android:id="@+id/velocityy1"
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content" />

</LinearLayout>

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VelocityTracker, track the velocity of touch events

It's a example of using Android's VelocityTracker. It's a helper for tracking the velocity of touch events, for implementing flinging and other such gestures. Use obtain() to retrieve a new instance of the class when you are going to begin tracking. Put the motion events you receive into it with addMovement(MotionEvent). When you want to determine the velocity call computeCurrentVelocity(int) and then call getXVelocity(int) and getYVelocity(int) to retrieve the velocity for each pointer id.

Example of using Android's VelocityTracker

package com.example.androidvelocitytracker;

import android.os.Bundle;
import android.view.MotionEvent;
import android.view.VelocityTracker;
import android.widget.TextView;
import android.app.Activity;

public class MainActivity extends Activity {

 TextView textAvtion, textVelocityX, textVelocityY, 
  textMaxVelocityX, textMaxVelocityY;
 VelocityTracker velocityTracker = null;
 
 float maxXVelocity;
 float maxYVelocity;

 @Override
 protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
  super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
  setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
  textAvtion = (TextView) findViewById(R.id.action);
  textVelocityX = (TextView) findViewById(R.id.velocityx);
  textVelocityY = (TextView) findViewById(R.id.velocityy);
  textMaxVelocityX = (TextView) findViewById(R.id.maxvelocityx);
  textMaxVelocityY = (TextView) findViewById(R.id.maxvelocityy);
 }

 @Override
 public boolean onTouchEvent(MotionEvent event) {
  
  int action = event.getActionMasked();

  switch (action) {
  case MotionEvent.ACTION_DOWN:
   if (velocityTracker == null) {
    velocityTracker = VelocityTracker.obtain();
   } else {
    velocityTracker.clear();
   }
   velocityTracker.addMovement(event);
   maxXVelocity = 0; 
   maxYVelocity = 0;
   
   textVelocityX.setText("X-velocity (pixel/s): 0");
   textVelocityY.setText("Y-velocity (pixel/s): 0");
   textMaxVelocityX.setText("max. X-velocity: 0");
   textMaxVelocityY.setText("max. Y-velocity: 0");
   
   break;
  case MotionEvent.ACTION_MOVE:
   velocityTracker.addMovement(event);
   velocityTracker.computeCurrentVelocity(1000); 
   //1000 provides pixels per second
   
   float xVelocity = velocityTracker.getXVelocity();
   float yVelocity = velocityTracker.getYVelocity();
   
   if(xVelocity > maxXVelocity){
    //max in right side
    maxXVelocity = xVelocity;
   }
   
   if(yVelocity > maxYVelocity){
    //Max in down side
    maxYVelocity = yVelocity;
   }
   
   textVelocityX.setText("X-velocity (pixel/s): " + xVelocity);
   textVelocityY.setText("Y-velocity (pixel/s): " + yVelocity);
   textMaxVelocityX.setText("max. X-velocity: " + maxXVelocity);
   textMaxVelocityY.setText("max. Y-velocity: " + maxYVelocity);

   break;
  case MotionEvent.ACTION_UP:
  case MotionEvent.ACTION_CANCEL:
   velocityTracker.recycle();
   break;
  }

  return true;
 }

}

<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="match_parent"
    android:orientation="vertical"
    android:paddingBottom="@dimen/activity_vertical_margin"
    android:paddingLeft="@dimen/activity_horizontal_margin"
    android:paddingRight="@dimen/activity_horizontal_margin"
    android:paddingTop="@dimen/activity_vertical_margin"
    tools:context=".MainActivity" >

    <TextView
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:layout_gravity="center_horizontal"
        android:autoLink="web"
        android:text="http://android-er.blogspot.com/"
        android:textStyle="bold" />

    <TextView
        android:id="@+id/action"
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content" />

    <TextView
        android:id="@+id/velocityx"
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content" />
    <TextView
        android:id="@+id/maxvelocityx"
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content" />

    <TextView
        android:id="@+id/velocityy"
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content" />
    <TextView
        android:id="@+id/maxvelocityy"
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content" />

</LinearLayout>

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