UICollectionView drag finger over cells to select them

Question

Using UICollectionView, is it possible to select multiple cells by dragging your finger over a few of them? E.g., if you drag your finger over a row of 6, and d

Answer 1

Swift 3: Swipe to select with auto scrolling and working scroll.

var selectMode = false
var lastSelectedCell = IndexPath()

func setupCollectionView() {
    collectionView.canCancelContentTouches = false
    collectionView.allowsMultipleSelection = true
    let longpressGesture = UILongPressGestureRecognizer(target: self, action: #selector(didLongpress))
    longpressGesture.minimumPressDuration = 0.15
    longpressGesture.delaysTouchesBegan = true
    longpressGesture.delegate = self
    collectionView.addGestureRecognizer(longpressGesture)

    let panGesture = UIPanGestureRecognizer(target: self, action: #selector(didPan(toSelectCells:)))
    panGesture.delegate = self
    collectionView.addGestureRecognizer(panGesture)
}

func selectCell(_ indexPath: IndexPath, selected: Bool) {
    if let cell = collectionView.cellForItem(at: indexPath) {
        if cell.isSelected {
            collectionView.deselectItem(at: indexPath, animated: true)
            collectionView.scrollToItem(at: indexPath, at: UICollectionViewScrollPosition.centeredVertically, animated: true)
        } else {
            collectionView.selectItem(at: indexPath, animated: true, scrollPosition: UICollectionViewScrollPosition.centeredVertically)
        }
        if let numberOfSelections = collectionView.indexPathsForSelectedItems?.count {
            title = "\(numberOfSelections) items selected"
        }
    }
}

func didPan(toSelectCells panGesture: UIPanGestureRecognizer) {
    if !selectMode {
        collectionView?.isScrollEnabled = true
        return
    } else {
        if panGesture.state == .began {
            collectionView?.isUserInteractionEnabled = false
            collectionView?.isScrollEnabled = false
        }
        else if panGesture.state == .changed {
            let location: CGPoint = panGesture.location(in: collectionView)
            if let indexPath: IndexPath = collectionView?.indexPathForItem(at: location) {
                if indexPath != lastSelectedCell {
                    self.selectCell(indexPath, selected: true)
                    lastSelectedCell = indexPath
                }
            }
        } else if panGesture.state == .ended {
            collectionView?.isScrollEnabled = true
            collectionView?.isUserInteractionEnabled = true
            swipeSelect = false
        }
    }
}

func didLongpress() {
    swipeSelect = true
}