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Asked: 2026-05-27T20:44:04+00:00

I want to prevent UIGestureRecognizers working simultaneously, so I implemented the method below. However,

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I want to prevent UIGestureRecognizers working simultaneously, so I implemented the method below. However, I would only like to allow the otherGestureRecognizer to work on it’s own while the gestureRecognizer is attempting to recognise simultaneously.

Please can you tell me how I can achieve that?

Btw, this is to prevent the view from panning (dragging) down while the tableView is in ‘deletion mode’.

- (BOOL) gestureRecognizer:(UIGestureRecognizer *)gestureRecognizer shouldRecognizeSimultaneouslyWithGestureRecognizer:(UIGestureRecognizer *)otherGestureRecognizer {
    gestureRecognizer.enabled = NO;
    return NO;
}
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  1. Editorial Team

    Your question is a bit unclear but I think you might be looking for:

    - (void)requireGestureRecognizerToFail:(UIGestureRecognizer *)otherGestureRecognizer

    From the UIGestureRecognizer docs

    This method creates a relationship with another gesture recognizer that delays the receiver’s transition out of UIGestureRecognizerStatePossible. The state that the receiver transitions to depends on what happens with otherGestureRecognizer:

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