setOnTouchListener(new OnTouchListener() {

             private float startX, startY, offsetX, offsetY;

             @Override

             public boolean onTouch(View v, MotionEvent event) {

                 switch (event.getAction()) {

                 case MotionEvent.ACTION_DOWN:

                     startX = event.getX();

                     startY = event.getY();

                     break;

                 case MotionEvent.ACTION_UP:

                     offsetX = event.getX() - startX;

                     offsetY = event.getY() - startY;

                     if (Math.abs(offsetX) > Math.abs(offsetY)) {

                         if (offsetX < -5) { // left

                             swipeLeft();

                         } else if (offsetX > 5) { // right

                             swipeRight();

                         }

                     } else {

                         if (offsetY < -5) { // up

                             swipeUp();

                         } else if (offsetY > 5) { // down

                             swipeDown();

                         }

                     }

                     break;

                 default:

                     break;

                 }

                 return true;

             }

         });