Yes, you need to copy the motion event. The system owns the one it hands you, and will recycle it when you return.
On Mon, Jul 20, 2009 at 1:17 AM, Mike <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hello, > > my app forwards MotionEvents, reported by > GestureDetector.OnGestureListener, to a worker thread. > Right now i am doing it by calling MotionEvent.obtain, pass the > obtained copy to the worker thread, handle it and recycle it at the > worker thread. > Is it required to obtain and recycle a MotionEvent if it is passed to > another thread? Or could it safely be skiped? > If i am making things overly complicated, could you please explain me > at which conditions MotionEvent.obtain is usually called? > > Thanks, > Mike. > > > > -- Dianne Hackborn Android framework engineer [email protected] Note: please don't send private questions to me, as I don't have time to provide private support, and so won't reply to such e-mails. All such questions should be posted on public forums, where I and others can see and answer them. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
