Triggers reference

Here you can find the reference for the triggers you can use in Kanzi Studio. To learn more about triggers, see Using triggers.

General triggers
Button triggers
Toggle button triggers
State manager triggers
Animation triggers
Keyboard triggers
Scroll view triggers
Page triggers
Page Host triggers
Drag-and-drop manipulator triggers
Pan manipulator triggers
Pinch manipulator triggers
List box triggers
Prefab triggers
Range triggers

General triggers

You can use the general triggers in Kanzi Studio with any nodes to create interactions based on user input.

Name	Description
Click	Click trigger is set off when the user presses down and then releases while the pointer is still within the node area.
Click Begin	Click Begin trigger is set off when the user presses down in the node area.
Click Cancel	Click Cancel trigger is set off: When the user first presses down in the node area, then moves the pointer outside of the node area, and lifts the pointer. When the user sets off a Long Press trigger.
Click Enter	Click Enter trigger is set off: When the user presses down in the node area. When the user presses down in the node area, moves the pointer outside of the node area, and then moves the pointer back to the node area while still holding down the pointer.
Click Leave	Click Leave trigger is set off: When the user presses down in the node area and then lifts the pointer. When the user sets off a Button: Long Press trigger. When the user presses down in the node area and then moves the pointer outside of the node area.
Multi Click	Multi Click trigger is set off when the user clicks or taps multiple times in the node area. See Using the multi-click manipulator.
Long Press	Long Press trigger is set off when the user presses down in the node area and holds the node pressed for 500 milliseconds or the amount of milliseconds set by the `LongPressManipulator::setPressDuration` function of the `LongPressManipulator` manipulator attached to that node. See Using the long-press manipulator.
On Attached	On Attached trigger is set off when Kanzi attaches the node to the scene graph.
On Property Change	On Property Change trigger is set off when the set property value changes.
On Timer	On Timer trigger is set off between the time interval you set in the trigger.

Button triggers

You can use the button triggers for the Button nodes. For example, you can set the application to navigate to a Page when the user presses the button or change the appearance of the button based on user input.

Name	Description
Button: Cancel	Button: Cancel trigger is set off: When the user first presses down the button, then moves the pointer outside of the button area, and lifts the pointer. When the user sets off a Button: Long Press trigger.
Button: Click	Button: Click trigger is set off when the user presses down and then releases the button while the pointer is still within the button area.
Button: Down	Button: Down trigger is set off when the user presses down the button.
Button: Enter	Button: Enter trigger is set off: When the user presses down the button. When the user presses down the button, moves the pointer outside of the button area, and then moves the pointer back to the button area while still holding down the pointer.
Button: Leave	Button: Leave trigger is set off: When the user presses down the button and then lifts the pointer. When the user presses down the button and then moves the pointer outside of the button area. When the user sets off a Button: Long Press trigger.
Button: Long Press	Button: Long Press trigger is set off when the user presses down the button and holds the button pressed for the amount of milliseconds defined in the Hold Interval property of that button.
To learn more about the Button triggers, see Using the Button nodes.

Toggle button triggers

You can use the toggle button triggers with the Toggle Button nodes. For example, you can create a navigation bar with toggle buttons which navigate between Page nodes in the application.

Name	Description
Button: State Toggled	Button: State Toggled trigger is set off when the toggle state of the button changes.
Toggle Button: Toggled Off	Toggle Button: Toggled Off trigger is set off when the toggle button is toggled off.
Toggle Button: Toggled On	Toggle Button: Toggled On trigger is set off when the toggle button is toggled on.
Toggle Button Group: Toggled	Toggle Button Group: Toggled trigger is set off when the toggle state of a toggle button in a toggle button group changes.
To learn more about the Toggle Button triggers, see Using the Toggle Button nodes.

State manager triggers

You can use the state manager triggers with state managers. For example, you can set the application to play an animation or execute a script when a state manager enters a state.

Name	Description
Entered State	Entered State trigger is set off when the state manager enters a state.
Left State	Left State trigger is set off when the state manager leaves a state.
To learn more about using state managers, see: Using state managers Tutorial: Use state managers to control your application To learn more about the State Manager triggers, see Reacting when a node enters or leaves a state.

Name

Description

Entered State

Entered State trigger is set off when the state manager enters a state.

Left State

Left State trigger is set off when the state manager leaves a state.

To learn more about using state managers, see:

To learn more about the State Manager triggers, see Reacting when a node enters or leaves a state.

Animation triggers

You can use the animation triggers with animations. For example, you can set the application to navigate to a Page or enter a state when an animation has finished playing.

Name	Description
Animation Playback Completed	Animation Playback Completed trigger intercepts the message an Animation Player sends when it plays an animation to the end.
Animation Playback Started	Animation Playback Started trigger intercepts the message an Animation Player sends when it starts the playback of an animation.
Animation Playback Stopped	Animation Playback Stopped trigger intercepts the message an Animation Player sends when it stops the playback of an animation.
Interpolation Completed	Interpolation Completed trigger intercepts the message a Property Target Interpolator sends when it finishes interpolating the value of the property it interpolates.
To learn more about creating keyframe animations, see: Tutorial: Create keyframe animations Playing keyframe animations To learn more about using the Property Target Interpolator, see: Interpolating property values Tutorial: Interpolate property values To learn more about using the Property Driven Animation Player, see Creating property driven animations.

Keyboard triggers

You can use the keyboard triggers to create interaction with the keyboard. For example, you can set the application to navigate to a page or execute a script that sets focus to a node when the user presses a specific key on their keyboard.

Name	Description
Key Down	Key Down trigger is set off when the user presses a specific key on their keyboard.
Key Up	Key Up trigger is set off when the user releases a specific key on their keyboard.
To learn more about using the keyboard triggers, see Tutorial: Use keyboard input to navigate your application.

Scroll view triggers

You can use the scroll view triggers with the Scroll View nodes. For example, you can set the application to enter a state or change the value of a property when the user starts to scroll or stops scrolling a scroll view.

Name	Description
Scroll Ended	Scroll Ended trigger is set off when the scroll position of a scroll view has finished changing.
Scroll Started	Scroll Started trigger is set off when the scroll position of a scroll view starts to change.
Scroll Zoomed	Scroll Zoomed trigger is set off when the zoom level of a scroll view changes.
Scrolled	Scrolled trigger is set off when the scroll position of a scroll view changes.
Snap Request	Snap Request trigger is set off when a scroll view requests a snapping target from its hosting component.
User Scroll Ended	User Scroll Ended trigger is set off when the user stops scrolling a scroll view.
User Scroll Started	User Scroll Started trigger is set off when the user starts to scroll a scroll view.

To learn more about using the Scroll View nodes, see:

For an example of how to use the Scroll View nodes, see:

Scroll view example

Page triggers

Use the Page triggers with Page nodes. For example, you can set the application to execute a script when a Page node is activated.

Name	Description
Page Activated	Page Activated trigger is set off when a Page or Page Host node becomes active.
Page Deactivated	Page Deactivated trigger is set off when a Page or Page Host node becomes inactive.

To learn more about using Page and Page Host nodes, see:

Page Host triggers

Use the Page Host triggers with Page Host nodes. For example, you can set the application to enter a state when a Page Host node starts to navigate to a Page.

Name	Description
Page Navigation Finished	Page Navigation Finished trigger is set off when a Page Host node finishes navigating to a page.
Page Navigation Started	Page Navigation Started trigger is set off when a Page Host starts to navigate to a page.

To learn more about using Page and Page Host nodes, see:

Drag-and-drop manipulator triggers

Use the Drag and Drop Manipulator triggers to react to the drag-and-drop gesture. For example, you can set the appearance of a node when the user drags and drops that node.

Name	Description
Drag and Drop Finished	Drag and Drop Finished trigger is set off when the user ends the drag-and-drop gesture by lifting their finger or releasing the mouse button.
Drag and Drop Moved	Drag and Drop Moved trigger is set off when the user drags the node with the drag-and-drop gesture.
Drag and Drop Started	Drag and Drop Started trigger is set off when the user presses the node long enough for the input manipulator to recognize the drag-and-drop gesture.

To learn more about using the drag-and-drop manipulator, see:

Pan manipulator triggers

Use the Pan Manipulator triggers to react to the pan gesture. For example, you can set the appearance of a node when the user pans that node.

Name	Description
Pan Finished	Pan Finished trigger is set off when the user ends the pan gesture by lifting their finger or releasing the mouse button.
Pan Moved	Pan Moved trigger is set off when the user moves a node with the pan gesture.
Pan Started	Pan Started trigger is set off when the user clicks or taps a node but does not yet drag that node.

To learn more about using the pan manipulator, see:

Pinch manipulator triggers

Use the Pinch Manipulator triggers to react to the pinch gesture. For example, you can set the appearance of a node when the user zooms and rotates the node using the pinch gesture.

Name	Description
Pinch Finished	Pinch Finished trigger is set off when the user ends the pinch gesture by lifting their fingers.
Pinch Moved	Pinch Moved trigger is set off when the user zooms or rotates the node with the pinch gesture.
Pinch Started	Pinch Started trigger is set off when the user touches the node with two fingers.

To learn more about using the pinch manipulator, see:

List box triggers

You can use the list box triggers with the List Box nodes. For example, you can set the application to navigate to a Page when the user selects an item in a List Box node.

Name	Description
List Box: Item Hidden	List Box: Item Hidden trigger is set off when an item in a list box node is unloaded from the working memory. To set how many items you want to keep loaded in the working memory at a time, use the Keep Alive Item Count property.
List Box: Item Selected	List Box: Item Selected trigger is set off when the user selects an item in a list box.
List Box: Item Visible	List Box: Item Visible trigger is set off when an item in a list box is created and loaded to the working memory. To set how many items you want to keep loaded in the working memory at a time, use the Keep Alive Item Count property.
List Box: Scroll Finished	List Box: Scroll Finished trigger is set off when the scrolling of a list box ends.
List Box: Scroll Started	List Box: Scroll Started trigger is set off when the scrolling of a list box starts.
List Box: Scrolled	List Box: Scrolled trigger is set of whenever a list box node scrolls.
List Box: Target Changed	List Box: Target Changed trigger is set off when the user finishes scrolling a Trajectory List Box 3D by releasing the pointer.
To learn more about using the List Box nodes, see: Using the Trajectory List Box 3D node Using the Grid List Box nodes Using the List Box Item Container prefabs Tutorial: Create a contacts list with a Grid List Box For an example of how to use the List Box nodes, see: Trajectory list box example Virtual list box example

Prefab triggers

You can use the prefab triggers with prefabs. You can use a Prefab View node to load resources asynchronously from a prefab in the project.

Name	Description
Asynchronous Load Completed	Asynchronous Load Completed trigger is set off when the asynchronous loading of resources from a prefab has been finished.

To learn more about loading prefabs asynchronously, see Using prefabs.

Range triggers

You can use the range triggers with components which use range properties. For example, you can set the application to set off an action when the user changes the value of a slider.

Name	Description
Range Concept: Value Change Finished	Range Concept: Value Change Finished trigger is set off when the range value has finished changing.
Range Concept: Value Change Started	Range Concept: Value Change Started trigger is set off when the range value starts to change.
Range Concept: Value Changed	Range Concept: Value Changed trigger is set off when the range value changes.