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jquery.hammer.js – Implement delegated swipe event for inner elements

This example make use of jquery.hammer.js for implementing delegated events for inner elements. Just like what we did in the TouchSwipe Example.

 

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Javascript – Implement touch and gesture based interaction using hammer.js

We have talked about TouchSwipe in previously.

 

Unlike TouchSwipe which is a jQuery plugin, hammer.js is independent of jQuery. It supports tap, swipe, drag and other mobile touch events. Here is an simple example.
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TouchSwipe – Implement delegated swipe event for inner elements

In the previous post, we attach the swipe event listener directly on the #box element.

 

How about if your target elements is dynamically added to the DOM? In that case, the event listener would not work for the newly inserted inner elements. A work around is attached the event listener to the parent element instead. Here is another example for the delegated event implementation of TouchSwipe.
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jQuery – Implement touch and gesture based interaction using TouchSwipe

Here is an example for a simple swiping implementation using TouchSwipe.

<!doctype html>
<html>
<head>
  <title>Eureka! - TouchSwipe Example</title>
  <style type="text/css">
    #box {
      background-color: green;
      width: 400px;
      height: 225px;
      line-height: 225px;
      text-align: center;
    }
  </style>
</head>
<body>
  <div id="box">Swipe here!</div>
  <script src="http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.10.2/jquery.min.js"></script>
  <script type="text/javascript" src="js/jquery.touchSwipe.min.js"></script>
  <script type="text/javascript">
    $("#box").swipe({
      swipe: function(event, direction, distance, duration, fingerCount) {
        $(this).text("You swiped " + direction );
      }
    });  
  </script>
</body>
</html>

 

Done =)

Reference: TouchSwipe: a jQuery plugin for touch and gesture-based interaction