UIGestureRecognizer

UIGestureRecognizer is an abstract class that provides an object-oriented way to add actions to different gestures. It has been a documented class since firmware 3.2. See also: SBGestureRecognizer.

The typical code that adds a gesture recognizer is

UIGestureRecognizer* rec = [[UIGestureRecognizer alloc] initWithTarget:self action:@selector(touchChangedWithGestureRecognizer:)];
// set options for this recognizer.
[view addGestureRecognizer:rec];
[rec release];

Built-in Gesture Recognizers

UITapGestureRecognizer

UITapGestureRecognizer represents the gesture that p fingers tapped the screen q times consecutively.

• Input properties: numberOfTaps (q), numberOfFingers (p)
• Output properties: location, touches

UIPinchGestureRecognizer

UIPinchGestureRecognizer represents the gesture that 2 fingers moving towards or away from a center point. This gesture is usually used for scaling a view.

• Input properties: scaleThreshold
• Output properties: scale, velocity, anchorPoint, transform

scaleThreshold is the critical scale the fingers must first move apart/together before this recognizer could fire.

UILongPressGestureRecognizer

UILongPressGestureRecognizer represents the gesture that p fingers moved/stayed on the screen continuously for T seconds. Optionally, numberOfTapsRequired may be specified to require a tap-tap/hold pattern.

• Input properties: numberOfTapsRequired, numberOfFingers (p), delay (T), allowableMovement
• Output properties: touches, centroid, startPoint

UIDragRecognizer

UIDragRecognizer represents the gesture that 1 or more fingers moving on the screen for a distance of d. Optionally it may also be constrained to moving only within an angle of θ ± Δθ.

• Input properties: minimumDistance (d), angle (θ), maximumDeviation (Δθ), restrictsToAngle
• Output properties: touch, startPosition, startAngle

Note that the angles are in radians.

UIPanGestureRecognizer

UIPanGestureRecognizer represents the gesture that 1 or more fingers moving on the screen for a relatively large distance. This gesture is usually used for scrolling, and is used by UIScroller and UIScrollView.

• Input properties: directionalLockEnabled
• Output properties: offset, velocity, transform

UITapAndAHalfRecognizer

UITapAndAHalfRecognizer represents the gesture that 1 finger tapped the screen q times consecutively, and then moved/stayed on the screen.

• Input properties: numberOfFullTaps (q), allowableMovement
• Output properties: touch

Note: UITapAndAHalfRecognizer is a private, undocumented class. UILongPressGestureRecognizer should be used instead; UITapAndAHalfRecognizer's numberOfFullTaps requires is equivalent to UILongPressGestureRecognizer's numberOfTapsRequired.

UIRotationGestureRecognizer

UIRotationGestureRecognizer TODO

• Output properties: rotation, velocity

UISwipeGestureRecognizer

• TODO.

Custom Gesture Recognizers

• TODO.

References

• Header: http://github.com/kennytm/iphone-private-frameworks/blob/master/UIKit/UIGestureRecognizer.h