java - OnTouchListener return value -

i'm trying understand full ontouchlistener, have doubts.

i have xml code:

<linearlayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools" android:id="@+id/container" android:layout_width="match_parent" android:layout_height="match_parent" android:orientation="vertical" tools:context="com.example.pablo.mainactivity" tools:ignore="mergerootframe" >  <button     android:id="@+id/button1"     android:layout_width="wrap_content"     android:layout_height="wrap_content"     android:text="button" />  </linearlayout> 

and have implemented code java:

public class mainactivity extends activity {  button b;  @override protected void oncreate(bundle savedinstancestate) {     super.oncreate(savedinstancestate);     setcontentview(r.layout.activity_main);      b = (button)findviewbyid(r.id.button1);      b.setontouchlistener(new ontouchlistener() {         @override         public boolean ontouch(view arg0, motionevent arg1) {              switch (arg1.getaction()) {             case motionevent.action_down:                 toast.maketext(getbasecontext(), "boton down",toast.length_short).show();                 break;             case motionevent.action_up:                 toast.maketext(getbasecontext(), "boton up",toast.length_short).show();                 break;             }             return false;         }     });     }  } 

i have read when return false in action_down, rest of gesture (move , up) doesn't work. works in code, "up" message shown on screen, , shouldn't. don't understand meaning of return value in ontouch event.

can helps me?

assuming question "what return value mean on ontouch"?

if looked @ documentation, see;

returns true if listener has consumed event, false otherwise.

have @ documentation here.