Added in [API level 1](https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element#ApiLevels) Summary: [Methods](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/text/method/Touch#pubmethods) \| [Inherited Methods](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/text/method/Touch#inhmethods)

# Touch

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` public class Touch `   
` extends https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object ` ` `

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| [java.lang.Object](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object) ||
| ↳ | android.text.method.Touch |

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## Summary

| ### Public methods ||
|---|---|
| ` static int` | ` https://developer.android.com/reference/android/text/method/Touch#getInitialScrollX(android.widget.TextView,%20android.text.Spannable)(https://developer.android.com/reference/android/widget/TextView widget, https://developer.android.com/reference/android/text/Spannable buffer) ` |
| ` static int` | ` https://developer.android.com/reference/android/text/method/Touch#getInitialScrollY(android.widget.TextView,%20android.text.Spannable)(https://developer.android.com/reference/android/widget/TextView widget, https://developer.android.com/reference/android/text/Spannable buffer) ` |
| ` static boolean` | ` https://developer.android.com/reference/android/text/method/Touch#onTouchEvent(android.widget.TextView,%20android.text.Spannable,%20android.view.MotionEvent)(https://developer.android.com/reference/android/widget/TextView widget, https://developer.android.com/reference/android/text/Spannable buffer, https://developer.android.com/reference/android/view/MotionEvent event) ` Handles touch events for dragging. |
| ` static void` | ` https://developer.android.com/reference/android/text/method/Touch#scrollTo(android.widget.TextView,%20android.text.Layout,%20int,%20int)(https://developer.android.com/reference/android/widget/TextView widget, https://developer.android.com/reference/android/text/Layout layout, int x, int y) ` Scrolls the specified widget to the specified coordinates, except constrains the X scrolling position to the horizontal regions of the text that will be visible after scrolling to the specified Y position. |

### Inherited methods

From class ` https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object ` ` https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object` ` https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object#clone()() `

Creates and returns a copy of this object.
` boolean` ` https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object#equals(java.lang.Object)(https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object obj) `

Indicates whether some other object is "equal to" this one.
` void` ` https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object#finalize()() `

Called by the garbage collector on an object when garbage collection determines that there are no more references to the object.
` final https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Class<?>` ` https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object#getClass()() `

Returns the runtime class of this `Object`.
` int` ` https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object#hashCode()() `

Returns a hash code value for the object.
` final void` ` https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object#notify()() `

Wakes up a single thread that is waiting on this object's monitor.
` final void` ` https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object#notifyAll()() `

Wakes up all threads that are waiting on this object's monitor.
` https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/String` ` https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object#toString()() `

Returns a string representation of the object.
` final void` ` https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object#wait(long,%20int)(long timeoutMillis, int nanos) `

Causes the current thread to wait until it is awakened, typically by being *notified* or *interrupted*, or until a certain amount of real time has elapsed.
` final void` ` https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object#wait(long)(long timeoutMillis) `

Causes the current thread to wait until it is awakened, typically by being *notified* or *interrupted*, or until a certain amount of real time has elapsed.
` final void` ` https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object#wait()() `

Causes the current thread to wait until it is awakened, typically by being *notified* or *interrupted*.

## Public methods

### getInitialScrollX

Added in [API level 3](https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element#ApiLevels)

```
public static int getInitialScrollX (TextView widget, 
                Spannable buffer)
```

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| Parameters ||
|---|---|
| `widget` | `TextView`: The text view. <br /> |
| `buffer` | `Spannable`: The text buffer. <br /> |

| Returns ||
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| `int` | <br /> |

### getInitialScrollY

Added in [API level 3](https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element#ApiLevels)

```
public static int getInitialScrollY (TextView widget, 
                Spannable buffer)
```

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| Parameters ||
|---|---|
| `widget` | `TextView`: The text view. <br /> |
| `buffer` | `Spannable`: The text buffer. <br /> |

| Returns ||
|---|---|
| `int` | <br /> |

### onTouchEvent

Added in [API level 1](https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element#ApiLevels)

```
public static boolean onTouchEvent (TextView widget, 
                Spannable buffer, 
                MotionEvent event)
```

Handles touch events for dragging. You may want to do other actions like moving the cursor on touch as well.

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| Parameters ||
|---|---|
| `widget` | `TextView` <br /> |
| `buffer` | `Spannable` <br /> |
| `event` | `MotionEvent` <br /> |

| Returns ||
|---|---|
| `boolean` | <br /> |

### scrollTo

Added in [API level 1](https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element#ApiLevels)

```
public static void scrollTo (TextView widget, 
                Layout layout, 
                int x, 
                int y)
```

Scrolls the specified widget to the specified coordinates, except constrains the X scrolling position to the horizontal regions of the text that will be visible after scrolling to the specified Y position.

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| Parameters ||
|---|---|
| `widget` | `TextView` <br /> |
| `layout` | `Layout` <br /> |
| `x` | `int` <br /> |
| `y` | `int` <br /> |