How can I limit the scope of the gesture recognition using UISwipeGestureRecognizer
in Xcode ver. 5?
Here is some code:
- (void)viewDidLoad {
[super viewDidLoad];
// ...
[UIApplication sharedApplication].idleTimerDisabled = NO;
[UIApplication sharedApplication].idleTimerDisabled = YES;
UISwipeGestureRecognizer *swipeLeft = [[UISwipeGestureRecognizer alloc] initWithTarget:self action:@selector(didSwipe:)];
swipeLeft.direction = UISwipeGestureRecognizerDirectionLeft;
[self.view addGestureRecognizer:swipeLeft];
UISwipeGestureRecognizer *swipeRight = [[UISwipeGestureRecognizer alloc] initWithTarget:self action:@selector(didSwipe:)];
swipeRight.direction = UISwipeGestureRecognizerDirectionRight;
[self.view addGestureRecognizer:swipeRight];
UISwipeGestureRecognizer *swipeUp = [[UISwipeGestureRecognizer alloc] initWithTarget:self action:@selector(didSwipe:)];
swipeUp.direction = UISwipeGestureRecognizerDirectionUp;
[self.view addGestureRecognizer:swipeUp];
UISwipeGestureRecognizer *swipeDown = [[UISwipeGestureRecognizer alloc] initWithTarget:self action:@selector(didSwipe:)];
swipeDown.direction = UISwipeGestureRecognizerDirectionDown;
[self.view addGestureRecognizer:swipeDown];
// ...
}
// ...
- (void)didSwipe:(UISwipeGestureRecognizer*)swipe{
if (swipe.direction == UISwipeGestureRecognizerDirectionLeft) {
NSLog(@"Swipe Left");
} else if (swipe.direction == UISwipeGestureRecognizerDirectionRight) {
NSLog(@"Swipe Right");
} else if (swipe.direction == UISwipeGestureRecognizerDirectionUp) {
NSLog(@"Swipe Up");
} else if (swipe.direction == UISwipeGestureRecognizerDirectionDown) {
NSLog(@"Swipe Down");
}
}
I need to recognize gestures only in label.
Thx a lot, guys.
Add the addGestureRecognizer
to your desired UILabel
instead of self.view
and assign UILabel
userInteractionEnabled
as YES
. That's it.
self.myLabel.userInteractionEnabled = YES;
UISwipeGestureRecognizer *swipeLeft = [[UISwipeGestureRecognizer alloc] initWithTarget:self action:@selector(didSwipe:)];
swipeLeft.direction = UISwipeGestureRecognizerDirectionLeft;
[self.myLabel addGestureRecognizer:swipeLeft];
UISwipeGestureRecognizer *swipeRight = [[UISwipeGestureRecognizer alloc] initWithTarget:self action:@selector(didSwipe:)];
swipeRight.direction = UISwipeGestureRecognizerDirectionRight;
[self.myLabel addGestureRecognizer:swipeRight];
UISwipeGestureRecognizer *swipeUp = [[UISwipeGestureRecognizer alloc] initWithTarget:self action:@selector(didSwipe:)];
swipeUp.direction = UISwipeGestureRecognizerDirectionUp;
[self.myLabel addGestureRecognizer:swipeUp];
UISwipeGestureRecognizer *swipeDown = [[UISwipeGestureRecognizer alloc] initWithTarget:self action:@selector(didSwipe:)];
swipeDown.direction = UISwipeGestureRecognizerDirectionDown;
[self.myLabel addGestureRecognizer:swipeDown];