ios UIGestureRecognizer for longpress, then swipe

Question

I'm using a UIGestureRecognizer to recognize a single tap, a double tap and a longpress.

What I would like to do is also recognize a longpress, then swipe to either left or right.

Would this be possible given that I'm already consuming a longpress? I'm confused on this one and would appreciate pointers on how to do.

Thanks

Answer 1

Just tried this out myself and it seems as if the UILongPressGestureRecognizer will transition to its end state as soon as the UISwipeGestureRecognizer begins. Just make sure shouldRecognizeSimultaneouslyWithGestureRecognizer: returns YES for this gesture combination.

Answer 2

You'd need to use two gesture recognisers and make sure you track the state of the long press one when you receive a callback to say it's ended, and then do something based on the swipe/pan gesture following it.