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sidebar_label: Touchscreen.touchStart
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# Touchscreen.touchStart() method

Dispatches a `touchstart` event.

#### Signature:

```typescript
class Touchscreen {
  abstract touchStart(x: number, y: number): Promise<void>;
}
```

## Parameters

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Parameter

</th><th>

Type

</th><th>

Description

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x

</td><td>

number

</td><td>

Horizontal position of the tap.

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<tr><td>

y

</td><td>

number

</td><td>

Vertical position of the tap.

</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
**Returns:**

Promise&lt;void&gt;