3 Answers

• Accepted Answer

  The best way I've been able to simulate a long press on a table view is by the following:

  var touched = false;
  tableview.addEventListener('click', function(e)
  {
      touched = false;
  });
  tableview.addEventListener('touchstart', function(e){
      touched = true;
      setTimeout(function(){
          if (touched)
              alert("Long press");
      },1000);
  });
  tableview.addEventListener('touchmove', function(e){
      touched = false;
  });
  tableview.addEventListener('touchend', function(e){
      touched = false;
  });
  

  Instead of an alert you can use Titanium.UI.OptionDialog to display options.

• Thanks for this code! I am currently using a modified version of this:

  var longTap = false;
  var timeOut = null;
  
  obj.addEventListener('touchstart', function(e) {
      longTap = false;
  
      timeOut = setTimeout(function() {
          longTap = true;
      }, 200);
  });
  
  obj.addEventListener('touchmove', function(e) {
      longTap = false;
  });
  
  obj.addEventListener('touchend', function(e) {
      clearTimeout(timeOut);
  
      if (longTap) {
          longTap = false;
          // do something
      } else {
          // do what you would do in 'click' event
      }
  });
  

• Thanks for the tip Kristof! Here's a variation that I worked for a slider control(though it's useful for other objects as well):

  var longTap = false;
  
  slider.addEventListener('touchstart', function(e) {
      longTap = false;
  
      setTimeout(function() {
          if (longTap) {
              longTap = false;
              // do something
          }
      }, 1000);
  });
  
  slider.addEventListener('touchmove', function(e) {
      longTap = false;
  });
  
  slider.addEventListener('touchend', function(e) {
      longTap = false; 
  });
  

  The difference here is that if you move the slider thumb to a given spot, then pause for a second, it'll trigger the 'longTap' (as opposed to waiting until you reach 'touchend'). I used this in a video-based app to 'zoom in' on a section of the video clip.