UIButton with single press and long press events swift - ios

Question

I want to trigger two action on button click and button long click. I have add a UIbutton in my interface builder. How can i trigger two action using IBAction can somebody tell me how to archive this ?
this is the code i have used for a button click
#IBAction func buttonPressed (sender: UIButton) {
....
}
can i use this method or do i have to use another method for long click ?

Answer 1

If you want to perform any action with single tap you and long press the you can add gestures into button this way:
#IBOutlet weak var btn: UIButton!
override func viewDidLoad() {
let tapGesture = UITapGestureRecognizer(target: self, #selector (tap)) //Tap function will call when user tap on button
let longGesture = UILongPressGestureRecognizer(target: self, #selector(long)) //Long function will call when user long press on button.
tapGesture.numberOfTapsRequired = 1
btn.addGestureRecognizer(tapGesture)
btn.addGestureRecognizer(longGesture)
}
#objc func tap() {
print("Tap happend")
}
#objc func long() {
print("Long press")
}
This way you can add multiple method for single button and you just need Outlet for that button for that..

Answer 2

#IBOutlet weak var countButton: UIButton!
override func viewDidLoad() {
super.viewDidLoad()
addLongPressGesture()
}
#IBAction func countAction(_ sender: UIButton) {
print("Single Tap")
}
#objc func longPress(gesture: UILongPressGestureRecognizer) {
if gesture.state == UIGestureRecognizerState.began {
print("Long Press")
}
}
func addLongPressGesture(){
let longPress = UILongPressGestureRecognizer(target: self, action: #selector(longPress(gesture:)))
longPress.minimumPressDuration = 1.5
self.countButton.addGestureRecognizer(longPress)
}

Answer 3

Why not create a custom UIButton class, create a protocol and let the button send back the info to delegte. Something like this:
//create your button using a factory (it'll be easier of course)
//For example you could have a variable in the custom class to have a unique identifier, or just use the tag property)
func createButtonWithInfo(buttonInfo: [String: Any]) -> CustomUIButton {
let button = UIButton(type: .custom)
button.tapDelegate = self
/*
Add gesture recognizers to the button as well as any other info in the buttonInfo
*/
return button
}
func buttonDelegateReceivedTapGestureRecognizerFrom(button: CustomUIButton){
//Whatever you want to do
}