Note that View.onTouchEvent is called for touchpad events too
Bug: 352413658
Change-Id: Ic93055fd295c13964fcdfc2343b3e1af226cfe64
Test: none
Flag: DOCS_ONLY
diff --git a/core/java/android/view/View.java b/core/java/android/view/View.java
index f50dc8d..8fa0058 100644
--- a/core/java/android/view/View.java
+++ b/core/java/android/view/View.java
@@ -328,7 +328,7 @@
* </tr>
* <tr>
* <td><code>{@link #onTouchEvent(MotionEvent)}</code></td>
- * <td>Called when a touch screen motion event occurs.
+ * <td>Called when a motion event occurs with pointers down on the view.
* </td>
* </tr>
*
@@ -16410,7 +16410,13 @@
}
/**
- * Implement this method to handle touch screen motion events.
+ * Implement this method to handle pointer events.
+ * <p>
+ * This method is called to handle motion events where pointers are down on
+ * the view. For example, this could include touchscreen touches, stylus
+ * touches, or click-and-drag events from a mouse. However, it is not called
+ * for motion events that do not involve pointers being down, such as hover
+ * events or mouse scroll wheel movements.
* <p>
* If this method is used to detect click actions, it is recommended that
* the actions be performed by implementing and calling