Swift: how to disable user interaction while touch action is being carried out?

Question

I\'m working with sprite kit and if the user touches the screen, the actions within

override func touchesBegan(touches: NSSet, withEvent event: UIEvent) {
            


        

Answer 1

To disable user interaction app-wide, use:

UIApplication.shared.beginIgnoringInteractionEvents()
UIApplication.shared.endIgnoringInteractionEvents()

(as of Swift 5 this is deprecated)