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1# Touch Event
2
3A touch event is triggered when a finger is pressed, slides, or is lifted from a component.
4
5> **NOTE**
6>
7> This event is supported since API version 7. Updates will be marked with a superscript to indicate their earliest API version.
8
9
10## Events
11
12| Name                                                        | Bubbling Supported| Description                                                    |
13| ------------------------------------------------------------ | -------- | ------------------------------------------------------------ |
14| onTouch(event: (event?: TouchEvent) => void) | Yes      | Invoked when a touch event is triggered. For details about **event**, see [TouchEvent](#touchevent).|
15
16
17## TouchEvent
18
19| Name               | Type                                      | Description          |
20| ------------------- | ---------------------------------------- | ------------ |
21| type                | [TouchType](ts-appendix-enums.md#touchtype)      | Type of the touch event.    |
22| touches             | Array<[TouchObject](#touchobject)> | All finger information.     |
23| changedTouches      | Array<[TouchObject](#touchobject)> | Finger information changed.|
24| stopPropagation      | () => void | Stops the event from bubbling upwards or downwards.|
25| timestamp<sup>8+</sup> | number | Timestamp of the event. It is the interval between the time when the event is triggered and the time when the system starts, in nanoseconds.|
26| target<sup>8+</sup> | [EventTarget](ts-universal-events-click.md#eventtarget8) | Display area of the element that triggers the gesture event.|
27| source<sup>8+</sup> | [SourceType](ts-gesture-settings.md#sourcetype)| Event input device.|
28| getHistoricalPoints<sup>10+</sup> | Array&lt;[HistoricalPoint](#historicalpoint10)&gt;| All historical points of the current frame (the touch event frequency of a frame varies by device, and all touch events of the current frame are referred to as historical points).|
29
30
31## TouchObject
32
33| Name   | Type                                       | Description                                 |
34| ------- | ------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------- |
35| type    | [TouchType](ts-appendix-enums.md#touchtype) | Type of the touch event.                     |
36| id      | number                                      | Unique identifier of a finger.                     |
37| x       | number                                      | X coordinate of the touch point relative to the upper left corner of the component being touched.|
38| y       | number                                      | Y coordinate of the touch point relative to the upper left corner of the component being touched.|
39| windowX<sup>10+</sup>  | number                       | X coordinate of the touch point relative to the upper left corner of the application window.  |
40| windowY<sup>10+</sup>  | number                       | Y coordinate of the touch point relative to the upper left corner of the application window.  |
41| displayX<sup>10+</sup> | number                       | X coordinate of the touch point relative to the upper left corner of the application screen.  |
42| displayY<sup>10+</sup> | number                       | Y coordinate of the touch point relative to the upper left corner of the application screen.  |
43| screenX<sup>(deprecated)</sup> | number               | X coordinate of the touch point relative to the upper left corner of the application window.<br>This API is deprecated since API version 10. You are advised to use **windowX** instead.  |
44| screenY<sup>(deprecated)</sup> | number               | Y coordinate of the touch point relative to the upper left corner of the application window.<br>This API is deprecated since API version 10. You are advised to use **windowY** instead.  |
45
46## HistoricalPoint<sup>10+</sup>
47
48| Name        | Type                                | Description                                                                        |
49| ----------- | ----------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
50| touchObject | [TouchObject](#touchobject)  | Basic information of the historical point.                                                  |
51| size        | number                              | Size of the contact area between the finger and screen for the historical point.<br>Default value: **0**                                    |
52| force       | number                              | Touch force of the historical point.<br>Default value: **0**<br>Value range: [0,1]. A larger value indicates a greater touch force.<br>The support for this API varies by device. Currently, it is only available on tablets.|
53| timestamp   | number                              | Timestamp of the historical point. It is the interval between the time when the event is triggered and the time when the system starts, in nanoseconds.            |
54## Example
55
56```ts
57// xxx.ets
58@Entry
59@Component
60struct TouchExample {
61  @State text: string = ''
62  @State eventType: string = ''
63
64  build() {
65    Column() {
66      Button('Touch').height(40).width(100)
67        .onTouch((event?: TouchEvent) => {
68          if(event){
69            if (event.type === TouchType.Down) {
70              this.eventType = 'Down'
71            }
72            if (event.type === TouchType.Up) {
73              this.eventType = 'Up'
74            }
75            if (event.type === TouchType.Move) {
76              this.eventType = 'Move'
77            }
78            this.text = 'TouchType:' + this.eventType + '\nDistance between touch point and touch element:\nx: '
79            + event.touches[0].x + '\n' + 'y: ' + event.touches[0].y + '\nComponent globalPos:('
80            + event.target.area.globalPosition.x + ',' + event.target.area.globalPosition.y + ')\nwidth:'
81            + event.target.area.width + '\nheight:' + event.target.area.height
82          }
83        })
84      Button('Touch').height(50).width(200).margin(20)
85        .onTouch((event?: TouchEvent) => {
86          if(event){
87            if (event.type === TouchType.Down) {
88              this.eventType = 'Down'
89            }
90            if (event.type === TouchType.Up) {
91              this.eventType = 'Up'
92            }
93            if (event.type === TouchType.Move) {
94              this.eventType = 'Move'
95            }
96            this.text = 'TouchType:' + this.eventType + '\nDistance between touch point and touch element:\nx: '
97            + event.touches[0].x + '\n' + 'y: ' + event.touches[0].y + '\nComponent globalPos:('
98            + event.target.area.globalPosition.x + ',' + event.target.area.globalPosition.y + ')\nwidth:'
99            + event.target.area.width + '\nheight:' + event.target.area.height
100          }
101        })
102      Text(this.text)
103    }.width('100%').padding(30)
104  }
105}
106```
107
108![en-us_image_0000001209874754](figures/en-us_image_0000001209874754.gif)
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