Android Can't get two virtual joysticks to move independently and at the same time
- by Cole
@Override
    public boolean onTouch(View v, MotionEvent event) {
        // TODO Auto-generated method stub
        float r = 70;
        float centerLx = (float) (screenWidth*.3425);
        float centerLy = (float) (screenHeight*.4958);
        float centerRx = (float) (screenWidth*.6538);
        float centerRy = (float) (screenHeight*.4917);
        float dx = 0;
        float dy = 0;
        float theta;
        float c;
        int action = event.getAction(); 
        int actionCode = action & MotionEvent.ACTION_MASK; 
        int pid = (action & MotionEvent.ACTION_POINTER_INDEX_MASK) >> MotionEvent.ACTION_POINTER_INDEX_SHIFT;
        int fingerid = event.getPointerId(pid);
        int x = (int) event.getX(pid);
        int y = (int) event.getY(pid);
            c = FloatMath.sqrt(dx*dx + dy*dy);
            theta = (float) Math.atan(Math.abs(dy/dx));
            switch (actionCode) {
            case MotionEvent.ACTION_DOWN:
            case MotionEvent.ACTION_POINTER_DOWN:
                //if touching down on left stick, set leftstick ID to this fingerid.                                                             
                if(x < screenWidth/2 && c<r*.8) {
                    lsId = fingerid;
                                    dx = x-centerLx;
                        dy = y-centerLy;
                    touchingLs = true;
                }
                else if(x > screenWidth/2 && c<r*.8) {
                    rsId = fingerid;
                                    dx = x-centerRx;
                                    dy = y-centerRy;
                    touchingRs = true;
                }
                    break;
            case MotionEvent.ACTION_MOVE:
            if (touchingLs && fingerid == lsId) { 
                dx = x - centerLx;
                dy = y - centerLy;
            }else if (touchingRs && fingerid == rsId) { 
                dx = x - centerRx;
                dy = y - centerRy;
            }
                c = FloatMath.sqrt(dx*dx + dy*dy);
                theta = (float) Math.atan(Math.abs(dy/dx));
                //if touching outside left radius and moving left stick
                if(c >= r && touchingLs && fingerid == lsId) {
                    if(dx>0 && dy<0) { //top right quadrant
                        lsX = r * FloatMath.cos(theta);
                        lsY = -(r * FloatMath.sin(theta));
                        Log.i("message", "top right");
                    }
                    if(dx<0 && dy<0) { //top left quadrant
                        lsX = -(r * FloatMath.cos(theta));
                        lsY = -(r * FloatMath.sin(theta));
                        Log.i("message", "top left");
                    }
                    if(dx<0 && dy>0) { //bottom left quadrant
                        lsX = -(r * FloatMath.cos(theta));
                        lsY = r * FloatMath.sin(theta);
                        Log.i("message", "bottom left");
                    }
                    else if(dx > 0 && dy > 0){ //bottom right quadrant
                        lsX = r * FloatMath.cos(theta);
                        lsY = r * FloatMath.sin(theta);
                        Log.i("message", "bottom right");
                    }
                }
                if(c >= r && touchingRs && fingerid == rsId) {
                    if(dx>0 && dy<0) { //top right quadrant
                        rsX = r * FloatMath.cos(theta);
                        rsY = -(r * FloatMath.sin(theta));
                        Log.i("message", "top right");
                    }
                    if(dx<0 && dy<0) { //top left quadrant
                        rsX = -(r * FloatMath.cos(theta));
                        rsY = -(r * FloatMath.sin(theta));
                        Log.i("message", "top left");
                    }
                    if(dx<0 && dy>0) { //bottom left quadrant
                        rsX = -(r * FloatMath.cos(theta));
                        rsY = r * FloatMath.sin(theta);
                        Log.i("message", "bottom left");
                    }
                    else if(dx > 0 && dy > 0) {
                        rsX = r * FloatMath.cos(theta);
                        rsY = r * FloatMath.sin(theta);
                        Log.i("message", "bottom right");
                    }
                }
                else {
                    if(c < r && touchingLs && fingerid == lsId) {
                        lsX = dx;
                        lsY = dy;
                    }
                    if(c < r && touchingRs && fingerid == rsId){
                        rsX = dx;
                        rsY = dy;
                    }
                } 
                break;
            case MotionEvent.ACTION_UP:
            case MotionEvent.ACTION_POINTER_UP:
            if (fingerid == lsId) { 
                lsId = -1;
                lsX = 0;
                lsY = 0;
                touchingLs = false;
            } else if (fingerid == rsId) { 
                rsId = -1;
                rsX = 0;
                rsY = 0;
                touchingRs = false;
            }
                break;
            }
        return true;
    }
There's a left joystick and a right joystick. Right now only one will move at a time. If someone could set me on the right track I would be incredibly grateful cause I've been having nightmares about this problem.