pxt-calliope/docs/reference/input/is-gesture.md

Is Gesture

Tests if a gesture is currently detected.

input.isGesture(Gesture.Shake)

Parameters

• gesture means the way you hold or move the @boardname@. This can be shake, logo up, logo down, screen up, screen down, tilt left, tilt right, free fall, 3g, or 6g.

Example: random number

This program shows a number from 2 to 9 when you shake the @boardname@.

forever(function() {
    if (input.isGesture(Gesture.Shake)) {
        let x = Math.randomRange(2, 9)
        basic.showNumber(x)
    }
})

See Also

on gesture