---
title: UITouch.TouchType.indirect
framework: uikit
role: symbol
role_heading: Case
path: uikit/uitouch/touchtype/indirect
---

# UITouch.TouchType.indirect

A touch that doesn’t result from contact with the screen.

## Declaration

```swift
case indirect
```

## Discussion

Discussion Indirect touches are generated by touch input devices that are separate from the screen. For example, the trackpad of an Apple TV remote generates indirect touches.

## See Also

### Touch types

- [UITouch.TouchType.direct](uikit/uitouch/touchtype/direct.md)
- [UITouch.TouchType.pencil](uikit/uitouch/touchtype/pencil.md)
- [UITouch.TouchType.indirectPointer](uikit/uitouch/touchtype/indirectpointer.md)