var events = {

    handleEvent: function(event) {

          switch (event.type) {

            case 'touchstart': this.touchstart(event); break;

            case 'touchmove': this.touchmove(event); break;

            case 'touchend': touchend(event); break;

         }

    },

    touchstart:function(event){

    },

    touchmove:function(event){

    },

    touchend:function(event){

    }

}

document.getElementById('elementID').addEventListener('touchstart',events,false);

document.getElementById('elementID').addEventListener('touchmove',events,false);

document.getElementById('elementID').addEventListener('touchend',events,false);