# Touches.length in touchEnded() behavior in android mode

**URL:** <https://discourse.processing.org/t/touches-length-in-touchended-behavior-in-android-mode/12789>\
**Category:** Processing for Android\
**Created:** [July 18, 2019, 12:54pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/touches-length-in-touchended-behavior-in-android-mode/12789 "2019-07-18T12:54:49Z")\
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**Post date:** [July 18, 2019, 12:54pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/touches-length-in-touchended-behavior-in-android-mode/12789/1 "2019-07-18T12:54:49Z")

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Hello Everyone,  
Im very new to programming and came along following problem while programming with Processing 3.5.3 in Android Mode for a Smartphone App.

Im using the command **touches.length** in the **void touchEnded() function** and get results, i dont understand.

My problem: if i have four touches and release one, the touches.length should return 3 (i think) but it still returns 4.

Here is a simple code:

> void setup(){  
> background(120);  
> }
> 
> void draw(){  
> }
> 
> void touchStarted(){  
> println("Start: " + touches.length);  
> }
> 
> void touchEnded(){  
> println("End: " + touches.length);  
> }

With this Code i get following output: (do four touches, then release the touches again, step by step)  
Start 1  
Start 2  
Start 3  
Start 4  
End 4  
End 3  
End **2**  
End **0**

This is what i would expect from the code:  
Start 1  
Start 2  
Start 3  
Start 4  
End **3**  
End **2**  
End **1**  
End **0**

Do you get the same Ouput as I do?  
What output to u get and why is my expected output wrong?

Thank you for you response!