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# UIEvent.EventType

Constants that specify the general type of an event.

```
enum EventType
```

## Overview

You can obtain the type of an event from the [`type`](/documentation/UIKit/UIEvent/type) property. To further identify the event, you might also need to determine its subtype, which you obtain from the [`subtype`](/documentation/UIKit/UIEvent/subtype) property.

## Topics

### Constants

[`UIEvent.EventType.touches`](/documentation/UIKit/UIEvent/EventType/touches)

The event relates to touches on the screen.

[`UIEvent.EventType.motion`](/documentation/UIKit/UIEvent/EventType/motion)

The event relates to motion of the device, such as when a person shakes it.

[`UIEvent.EventType.remoteControl`](/documentation/UIKit/UIEvent/EventType/remoteControl)

The event is a remote-control event.

[`UIEvent.EventType.presses`](/documentation/UIKit/UIEvent/EventType/presses)

The event relates to the press of a physical button.

[`UIEvent.EventType.scroll`](/documentation/UIKit/UIEvent/EventType/scroll)

The event relates to scrolling from an indirect input device.

[`UIEvent.EventType.hover`](/documentation/UIKit/UIEvent/EventType/hover)

The event relates to a pointer from an indirect input device moving over a user interface element.

[`UIEvent.EventType.transform`](/documentation/UIKit/UIEvent/EventType/transform)

The event relates to a pointer from an indirect input device performing a transformation on a user interface element, such as scaling, rotation, or translation.


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