Add a UITapGestureRecognizer to a subview of UIPickerView

Question

Im having problems receiving a UITapGesture on a UILabel which is a subview of a UIPickerView.

let statusDisplayLabel = UILabel(frame: CGRect(x: 0,
                                               y: 0,
                                           width: <#width of UIPickerView #>,
                                          height: <# height of UIPickerView row #>))

statusDisplayLabel.isUserInteractionEnabled = true

let tapGesture = UITapGestureRecognizer(target: self,
                                        action: #selector(didTapStatusDisplayLabel(tap:)))

tapGesture.numberOfTapsRequired = 1
tapGesture.numberOfTouchesRequired = 1
statusDisplayLabel.addGestureRecognizer(tapGesture)



<# UIPickerView #>.addSubview(statusDisplayLabel)



@objc func didTapStatusDisplayLabel(tap: UITapGestureRecognizer){
                print("tapped")
}

The UILabel displays as it should over the UIPickerView. However "tapped" message is never displayed in console as the tap just falls through the statusDisplayLabel and moves the UIPickerView instead. It's as if the UILabel is not there

What am I missing?

Answer 1

Try to create Container View, put into this view your UIPickerView and try to add label not into the picker view, but inside the Container View.