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ons-gesture-detector

Component to detect finger gestures within the wrapped element. Following gestures are supported:

  • Drag gestures: drag, dragleft, dragright, dragup, dragdown
  • Hold gestures: hold, release
  • Swipe gestures: swipe, swipeleft, swiperight, swipeup, swipedown
  • Tap gestures: tap, doubletap
  • Pinch gestures: pinch, pinchin, pinchout
  • Other gestures: touch, transform, rotate

Usage 


<ons-gesture-detector>
  <div id="detect-area" style="width: 100px; height: 100px;">
    Swipe Here
  </div>
</ons-gesture-detector>
<script>
  document.addEventListener('swipeleft', function(event) {
    if (event.target.matches('#detect-area')) {
      console.log('Swipe left is detected.');
    }
  });
</script>

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