How do I find the x and y co-ordinates of a tap in a canvas?

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So, I want to create an Image Markup. For that, I want a point to appear on the image on the canvas where ever there was a tap. There, it is asking for the x and y coordinates. How do I find the x and y coordinates of where the tap occurred on the canvas?

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Welcome to the community. You can use when canvas touched block to get x,y coordinates for example

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Your example is more complete :grin: :+1:

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Even better example @TIMAI2 :slight_smile:

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Thanks a lot. Can you also say how I can use these co-ordinates to draw a point in these co-ordinates?

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You could use draw point block

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Thanks a lot.

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Have you done the Paint Pot Tutorial yet?

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No, I am following a different school project.

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