How to call gesture tap on UIView programmatically in swift

Question

I have a UIView and and I have added tap gesture to it:

let tap = UITapGestureRecognizer(target: self, action: Selector(\"handleTap:\"))
tap.delegate = self         


        

Answer 1

If you want Objective C code is given below,

UITapGestureRecognizer *gesRecognizer = [[UITapGestureRecognizer alloc] initWithTarget:self action:@selector(handleTap:)]; // Declare the Gesture.
gesRecognizer.delegate = self;
[yourView addGestureRecognizer:gesRecognizer]; // Add Gesture to your view.

// Declare the Gesture Recognizer handler method.

- (void)handleTap:(UITapGestureRecognizer *)gestureRecognizer{
   NSLog(@"Tapped");
}

or you want swift code is given below,

import UIKit
class ViewController: UIViewController {

    @IBOutlet weak var myView: UIView!

    override func viewDidLoad() {
        super.viewDidLoad()

        // Add tap gesture recognizer to view
        let tapGesture = UITapGestureRecognizer(target: self, action: Selector("handleTap:"))
        myView.addGestureRecognizer(tapGesture)
    }

    // this method is called when a tap is recognized
    func handleTap(sender: UITapGestureRecognizer) {

        print("tap")
    }
}

Answer 2

Instead of invoking myView's UITapGestureRecognizer, you can directly call the handleTap function,

Answer 3

For anyone who is looking for Swift 3 solution

let tap = UITapGestureRecognizer(target: self, action: #selector(self.handleTap(_:)))

view.addGestureRecognizer(tap)

view.isUserInteractionEnabled = true

self.view.addSubview(view)

// function which is triggered when handleTap is called
 func handleTap(_ sender: UITapGestureRecognizer) {
     print("Hello World")
  }

Answer 4

I worked out on Xcode 6.4 on swift. See below.

var view1: UIView!

func assignTapToView1() {          
  let tap = UITapGestureRecognizer(target: self, action: Selector("handleTap"))
  //  tap.delegate = self
  view1.addGestureRecognizer(tap)
  self.view .addSubview(view1)

...
}

func handleTap() {
 print("tap working")
 view1.removeFromSuperview()
 // view1.alpha = 0.1
}

Answer 5

Here is the simplest way to add Gestures on View in Swift 5

import UIKit

class ViewController: UIViewController {

    override func viewDidLoad() {
        super.viewDidLoad()
        addGestures()
    }

    // MARK: Add Gestures to target view
    func addGestures()
    {
        // 1. Single Tap or Touch
        let tapGesture = UITapGestureRecognizer(target: self, action: #selector(self.tapGetstureDetected))
        tapGesture.numberOfTapsRequired = 1
        view.addGestureRecognizer(tapGesture)

        //2. Double Tap
        let doubleTapGesture = UITapGestureRecognizer(target: self, action: #selector(self.doubleTapGestureDetected))
        doubleTapGesture.numberOfTapsRequired = 2
        view.addGestureRecognizer(doubleTapGesture)

        //3. Swipe
        let swipeGesture = UISwipeGestureRecognizer(target: self, action: #selector(self.swipeGetstureDetected))
        view.addGestureRecognizer(swipeGesture)

        //4. Pinch
        let pinchGesture = UIPinchGestureRecognizer(target: self, action: #selector(self.pinchGetstureDetected))
        view.addGestureRecognizer(pinchGesture)

        //5. Long Press
        let longPressGesture = UILongPressGestureRecognizer(target: self, action: #selector(self.longPressGetstureDetected))
        view.addGestureRecognizer(longPressGesture)

        //6. Pan
        let panGesture = UILongPressGestureRecognizer(target: self, action: #selector(self.panGestureDetected))
        view.addGestureRecognizer(panGesture)

    }

    // MARK: Handle Gesture detection
    @objc func swipeGetstureDetected() {
        print("Swipe Gesture detected!!")
    }

    @objc func tapGetstureDetected() {
        print("Touch/Tap Gesture detected!!")
    }

    @objc func pinchGetstureDetected() {
        print("Pinch Gesture detected!!")
    }

    @objc func longPressGetstureDetected() {
        print("Long Press Gesture detected!!")
    }

    @objc func doubleTapGestureDetected() {
        print("Double Tap Gesture detected!!")
    }

    @objc func panGestureDetected()
    {
        print("Pan Gesture detected!!")
    }


    //MARK: Shake Gesture
    override func becomeFirstResponder() -> Bool {
        return true
    }
    override func motionEnded(_ motion: UIEvent.EventSubtype, with event: UIEvent?){
        if motion == .motionShake
        {
            print("Shake Gesture Detected")
        }
    }
}

Answer 6

I worked out on Xcode 7.3.1 on Swift 2.2. See below.

func addTapGesture() {
    let tap = UITapGestureRecognizer(target: self, action: #selector(MyViewController.handleTap))
    tap.numberOfTapsRequired = 1
    self.myView.addGestureRecognizer(tap)
}

func handleTap() {
    // Your code here...
}