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object:addEventListener

Description:

Adds a listener to the object’s list of listeners. When the named event occurs, the listener will be invoked and be supplied with a table representing the event.

Syntax:

object:addEventListener( eventName, listener )

Example:

Listeners can be either functions or table objects.

When a function listener is invoked, it is passed a table representing the event:

local myListener = function( event )
        print( "Listener called with event of type " .. event.name )
end
Runtime:addEventListener( "touch", myListener )
Runtime:addEventListener( "enterFrame", myListener )

Sometimes a function listener is not convenient because certain variables are not in scope when the listener is triggered (invoked). In these situations, object listeners should be used. Object listeners must have an instance method with a name corresponding to the event name:

-- assume MyClass and MyClass:new() already exist
 
function MyClass:enterFrame( event )
        print( "enterFrame called at time: " .. event.time )
end
 
function MyClass:touch( event )
        print( "touch occurred at ("..event.x..","..event.y..")" )
end
 
local myObject = MyClass:new()
 
Runtime:addEventListener( "touch", myObject )
Runtime:addEventListener( "enterFrame", myObject )

Parameters:

eventName
String specifying the name of the event to listen for.

listener
If the event's event.name matches this string, listener will be invoked. Event listeners are either functions or objects (a.k.a. table listeners).

Returns:

Nothing.

Remarks:

Note: You cannot add an object event listener within the listener event for that object. You should add the listener event outside of the current listener using the timer.performWithDelay() API. Failing to do so will cause the new listener to be called immediately after the current listener returns.

Another solution to the problem is using a single event listener for the object and adding a "state" variable to control what function is performed when invoked.

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local addListener1, addListener2        -- forward references
 
-- create a large button
local rect = display.newRect( 0, 0, display.contentWidth, display.contentHeight )
rect:setFillColor( 128, 64, 64 )
 
-- state1
function state1Cb( event )
    print("state1")
    rect:removeEventListener( "tap", state1Cb )
    --rect:addEventListener( "tap", state2Cb )  -- ** Don't do this
    timer.performWithDelay( 1, addListener2 )   -- ** Do this instead
    return true   
end
 
-- state2
function state2Cb( event )
    print("state2")
    rect:removeEventListener( "tap", state2Cb )
    --rect:addEventListener( "tap", state1Cb )  -- ** Don't do this
    timer.performWithDelay( 1, addListener1 )   -- ** Do this instead
    return true   
end
 
function addListener2( )
    rect:addEventListener( "tap", state2Cb )
end
 
function addListener1()
    rect:addEventListener( "tap", state1Cb )
end
 
-- start
addListener1()  -- add first listener

Supported on operating systems and platforms for build numbers shown:
  • Mac OS X:
    Corona SDK 1.0
  • Windows:
    Corona SDK 2.0
  • iOS:
    Corona SDK 1.0
  • Android:
    Corona SDK 2.0
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Posted on Sun, 2012-03-11 15:17
#1
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open768
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Joined: 6 Jul 2011

would be really useful if this event mechanism was on all classes, not just display objects and runtime.

for a solution click here

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