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Asked: 2026-05-20T15:11:03+00:00

I have implemented onTouchEvent(TouchEvent) on my activity. However, I would like to know what

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I have implemented onTouchEvent(TouchEvent) on my activity. However, I would like to know what steps are required to register this as the event for the activities main Content view. I want to set the onTouchEvent for the view that covers the entire screen space of the activity. there is a setContentView() which takes a layout id. How do I register the activity as the ontouchEvent listener to the main content view. I am considering findByView(activityLayoutId) to get this view, but this does not seem quite like the right or best way. Thanks

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  1. Editorial Team

    If you’re looking for a way to get your content view as a View after Activity#setContentView(int), then you can set an id on the outer-most element of your layout:

    android:id="@+id/entire_view"

    and reference it in your onCreate method after setContentView:

    View view = getViewById(R.id.entire_view);
view.setOnTouchListener( ...
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