Distinguish a single and double tap on UITableViewCell

Question

I added an UITapGestureRecogniser to my tableViewCell which recognizes if the user double tapped a cell. If I double tap the cell, the function didSelectRowAtIndexPath gets automatically called. I just want that the func of the gesturerecogniser gets called if the user do a double tap on a cell and not both. Does someone have an idea to solve this?

Answer 1

In viewDidLoad function :

let aSelector : Selector = “start:”
let tapGesture = UITapGestureRecognizer(target: self, action: aSelector)
tapGesture.numberOfTapsRequired = 1
view.addGestureRecognizer(tapGesture)

let bSelector : Selector = “stop:”
let doubleTapGesture = UITapGestureRecognizer(target: self, action: bSelector)
doubleTapGesture.numberOfTapsRequired = 2
view.addGestureRecognizer(doubleTapGesture)

tapGesture.requireGestureRecognizerToFail(doubleTapGesture)

The action aSelector will be called on single tap and bSelector on double tap.