# Direction

Artifact: [androidx.test.uiautomator:uiautomator](https://developer.android.com/jetpack/androidx/releases/test-uiautomator) [View Source](https://cs.android.com/search?q=file:androidx/test/uiautomator/Direction.java+class:androidx.test.uiautomator.Direction) Added in [2.2.0](https://developer.android.com/jetpack/androidx/releases/test-uiautomator#2.2.0)

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```
public enum Direction
```

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An enumeration used to specify the primary direction of certain gestures.

## Summary

| ### Enum Values |
|---|---|
| `https://developer.android.com/reference/androidx/test/uiautomator/Direction#DOWN` |   |
| `https://developer.android.com/reference/androidx/test/uiautomator/Direction#LEFT` |   |
| `https://developer.android.com/reference/androidx/test/uiautomator/Direction#RIGHT` |   |
| `https://developer.android.com/reference/androidx/test/uiautomator/Direction#UP` |   |

| ### Public methods |
|---|---|
| `static @https://jspecify.dev/docs/api/org/jspecify/annotations/NonNull.html https://developer.android.com/reference/androidx/test/uiautomator/Direction` | `https://developer.android.com/reference/androidx/test/uiautomator/Direction#reverse(androidx.test.uiautomator.Direction)(@https://jspecify.dev/docs/api/org/jspecify/annotations/NonNull.html https://developer.android.com/reference/androidx/test/uiautomator/Direction direction)` Returns the reverse of the given direction. |
| `static https://developer.android.com/reference/androidx/test/uiautomator/Direction` | `https://developer.android.com/reference/androidx/test/uiautomator/Direction#valueOf(java.lang.String)(https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/String.html name)` Returns the enum constant of this type with the specified name. |
| `static Direction[]` | `https://developer.android.com/reference/androidx/test/uiautomator/Direction#values()()` Returns an array containing the constants of this enum type, in the order they're declared. |

## Enum Values

### DOWN

```
Direction Direction.DOWN
```

### LEFT

```
Direction Direction.LEFT
```

### RIGHT

```
Direction Direction.RIGHT
```

### UP

```
Direction Direction.UP
```

## Public methods

### reverse

Added in [2.2.0](https://developer.android.com/jetpack/androidx/releases/test-uiautomator#2.2.0)

```
public static @NonNull Direction reverse(@NonNull Direction direction)
```

Returns the reverse of the given direction.

### valueOf

Added in 2.2.0

```
public static Direction valueOf(String name)
```

Returns the enum constant of this type with the specified name. The string must match exactly an identifier used to declare an enum constant in this type. (Extraneous whitespace characters are not permitted.)

| Returns |
|---|---|
| `https://developer.android.com/reference/androidx/test/uiautomator/Direction` | the enum constant with the specified name |

| Throws |
|---|---|
| `https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/IllegalArgumentException.html` | if this enum type has no constant with the specified name |

### values

Added in 2.2.0

```
public static Direction[] values()
```

Returns an array containing the constants of this enum type, in the order they're declared. This method may be used to iterate over the constants.

| Returns |
|---|---|
| `Direction[]` | an array containing the constants of this enum type, in the order they're declared |