# startTouchDrag...can it only control the Y axis?

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/starttouchdrag-can-it-only-control-the-y-axis/322938>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [June 9, 2011, 11:39am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/starttouchdrag-can-it-only-control-the-y-axis/322938 "2011-06-09T11:39:17Z")\
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**Author:** ![icekomo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/bcef8e/32.png) [@icekomo](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/icekomo)\
**Post date:** [June 9, 2011, 11:39am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/starttouchdrag-can-it-only-control-the-y-axis/322938/1 "2011-06-09T11:39:17Z")

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I have a question and I can’t keep to find the answer anywhere, so maybe it’s not possible. Using the startTouchDrag is it possible for it to only effect the Y axis? I know I could sorta do that by putting a bounding box around it, but it wouldn’t work with what I’m trying to do.