Transfer PanGesture to another view - ios

I want to start pan gesture in 1 item. And at the instant the gesture is recognized I create a new item view at the exact same spot and transfer the pan gesture to the new item so the new hovering item moves with the fingers.
How can I do this?
Here is the code so far:
let panGesture = UIPanGestureRecognizer(target: self, action: #selector(useItemPanGesture(_:)))
item.addGestureRecognizer(panGesture)
func useItemPanGesture(panGesture: UIPanGestureRecognizer) {
let newView = createView()
newView.addPanGesture(target: self, action: #selector(self.actualPanGesture(panGesture)))
panGesture.enabled = false
}
func actualPanGesture(panGesture: UIPanGestureRecognizer) {
//do pan gesture stuff
}
I have trouble in the transfer of the pan gesture. Line starting with newView.addPangesture.

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I tried using your code and got the same result.
I solved it with a tricky solution. I hope it would be helpful for you
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mapTap.delegate = self
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In your case you expect that the tap recognizer as well as the long press recognizer operate simultaneously: When you tap the view, both should start the recognition process. When you end the tap before the minimum tap time for the long press, the tap gesture should fire, but when you end the tap later, the long press gesture should fire.
But the Apple docs say:
UIKit normally allows the recognition of only one gesture at a time on
a single view. Recognizing only one gesture at a time is usually
preferable because it prevents user input from triggering more than
one action at a time. However, this default behavior can introduce
unintended side effects. For example, in a view that contains both pan
and swipe gesture recognizers, swipes are never recognized. Because
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