### Author:  [@alone1992](https://discussions.unity.com/u/alone1992)
#### Post date: [December 19, 2013, 6:17pm UTC](https://discussions.unity.com/t/detect-swipe-in-four-directions-android/90292/1 "2013-12-19T18:17:15Z")
Hello
I need to java script code that can detect four directions (up, down , right , left) swipe on screen and debug once when that is happen.
I write some codes with delta position but never couldn’t have result.
thanks
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### Author:  [@MrVerdoux](https://discussions.unity.com/u/MrVerdoux)
#### Post date: [December 20, 2013, 10:30am UTC](https://discussions.unity.com/t/detect-swipe-in-four-directions-android/90292/2 "2013-12-20T10:30:56Z")
Why don´t you check
```
float deltaX = deltaPosition.x;
float deltaY = deltaPosition.y;
float biggerDelta = (deltaX > deltaY) ? deltaX : deltaY;
int direction = Mathf.Sign (biggerDelta);
```
With that info you should be able to get it. At least that´s how I do it.
Edit: new script, same idea, it might need some tweak but I don´t see why it shoudn´t work.
```
using System.Collections;
public class MiniGestureRecognizer : MonoBehaviour {
public enum SwipeDirection{
Up,
Down,
Right,
Left
}
public static event Action Swipe;
private bool swiping = false;
private bool eventSent = false;
private Vector2 lastPosition;
void Update () {
if (Input.touchCount == 0)
return;
if (Input.GetTouch(0).deltaPosition.sqrMagnitude != 0){
if (swiping == false){
swiping = true;
lastPosition = Input.GetTouch(0).position;
return;
}
else{
if (!eventSent) {
if (Swipe != null) {
Vector2 direction = Input.GetTouch(0).position - lastPosition;
if (Mathf.Abs(direction.x) > Mathf.Abs(direction.y)){
if (direction.x > 0)
Swipe(SwipeDirection.Right);
else
Swipe(SwipeDirection.Left);
}
else{
if (direction.y > 0)
Swipe(SwipeDirection.Up);
else
Swipe(SwipeDirection.Down);
}
eventSent = true;
}
}
}
}
else{
swiping = false;
eventSent = false;
}
}
}
```
I am sorry about the amount of ifs, I did this quite fast…
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### Author:  [@pfonseca](https://discussions.unity.com/u/pfonseca)
#### Post date: [August 13, 2014, 1:07am UTC](https://discussions.unity.com/t/detect-swipe-in-four-directions-android/90292/3 "2014-08-13T01:07:42Z")
This works to me: [http://pfonseca.com/swipe-detection-on-unity/](http://pfonseca.com/swipe-detection-on-unity/)
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### Author:  [@Nomibuilder](https://discussions.unity.com/u/Nomibuilder)
#### Post date: [January 24, 2015, 1:53pm UTC](https://discussions.unity.com/t/detect-swipe-in-four-directions-android/90292/4 "2015-01-24T13:53:05Z")
using UnityEngine;
using System.Collections;
```
public class SwipeDetector : MonoBehaviour
{
public float minSwipeDistY;
public float minSwipeDistX;
private Vector2 startPos;
void Update()
{
//#if UNITY_ANDROID
if (Input.touchCount > 0)
{
Touch touch = Input.touches[0];
switch (touch.phase)
{
case TouchPhase.Began:
startPos = touch.position;
break;
case TouchPhase.Ended:
float swipeDistVertical = (new Vector3(0, touch.position.y, 0) - new Vector3(0, startPos.y, 0)).magnitude;
if (swipeDistVertical > minSwipeDistY)
{
float swipeValue = Mathf.Sign(touch.position.y - startPos.y);
if (swipeValue > 0)//up swipe
//Jump ();
else if (swipeValue < 0)//down swipe
//Shrink ();
}
float swipeDistHorizontal = (new Vector3(touch.position.x,0, 0) - new Vector3(startPos.x, 0, 0)).magnitude;
if (swipeDistHorizontal > minSwipeDistX)
{
float swipeValue = Mathf.Sign(touch.position.x - startPos.x);
if (swipeValue > 0)//right swipe
//MoveRight ();
else if (swipeValue < 0)//left swipe
//MoveLeft ();
}
break;
}
}
}
}
```
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### Author:  [@Max\_power1965](https://discussions.unity.com/u/Max_power1965)
#### Post date: [May 10, 2017, 12:29pm UTC](https://discussions.unity.com/t/detect-swipe-in-four-directions-android/90292/7 "2017-05-10T12:29:47Z")
Hu guys, I wrote [this](http://gamedevelopertips.com/how-detect-swipe-direction-unity/) simple tutorial wich is basically 7 lines of code and works like a charm. Easy and simple. You just have to use te build in Unity event system instead to write long and useless code.
No need to use update or fixed update.
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### Author:  [@tvranjith](https://discussions.unity.com/u/tvranjith)
#### Post date: [February 10, 2015, 12:57pm UTC](https://discussions.unity.com/t/detect-swipe-in-four-directions-android/90292/5 "2015-02-10T12:57:58Z")
I found this post [RTV Studios: Detecting swipe from Unity3D c# scripts](http://rtvstudios.blogspot.com/2015/02/detecting-swipe-from-unity3d-c-scripts.html)
It detects swipe in four direction and we can also control the swipe speed and angle for the swipe in four direction.
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### Author:  [@MOSTY](https://discussions.unity.com/u/MOSTY)
#### Post date: [October 12, 2016, 6:03am UTC](https://discussions.unity.com/t/detect-swipe-in-four-directions-android/90292/6 "2016-10-12T06:03:54Z")
Very cheap solution for beginners and experts who don’t want to spend much time in coding swipe & touch controls.
NOW with Playmaker support.
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(Easy Swipe & Touch Controller)
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### Author:  [@Overnaut](https://discussions.unity.com/u/Overnaut)
#### Post date: [March 26, 2018, 1:55pm UTC](https://discussions.unity.com/t/detect-swipe-in-four-directions-android/90292/8 "2018-03-26T13:55:28Z")
Use the SwipeManager from the Unity forum:
[https://forum.unity.com/threads/swipe-in-all-directions-touch-and-mouse.165416/page-2#post-2741253](https://forum.unity.com/threads/swipe-in-all-directions-touch-and-mouse.165416/page-2#post-2741253)