Add target for UIView Programmatically

Question

In my view I want to add a target which should be fired when I click the view. I can do the same through IB or I have done it for buttons even in code. However I have no idea how to do it for UIView programatically.

Anyone has done that before.

Help me.

What target are you talking about ?? accordingly ill tell also please tell ur requirment ... thank you :) — IronManGill, Oct 12 '12 at 10:08

score 7 · Accepted Answer · answered Oct 12 '12 at 10:14

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For clicking a UIView you have to use UIGestureRecognizer or UITouch. This would only help in prompting an action. The UIButton has a selector method whereas the UIView does not have any such method. Also , this is same for UIImageViews etc also.

answered Oct 12 '12 at 10:14

IronManGill

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Checkout these links then http://stackoverflow.com/questions/4660371/how-to-add-a-touch-event-to-a-uiview and http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2041806/create-uiview-through-code-and-add-events-in-iphone , http://stackoverflow.com/questions/4130496/touch-event-on-uiview :) – IronManGill Oct 12 '12 at 10:17

Kousik · Answer 2 · 2016-11-30T09:54:38.153

You can acheive this using UIGestureRecognizer.

Step 1:

Add your UIView as a property in your viewcontroller

@property (strong, nonatomic) IBOutlet UIView *yourView;

Step 2:

Set UIGestureRecognizer for your UIView.

- (void)viewDidLoad {
    [super viewDidLoad];
    UIGestureRecognizer *gesture = [[UITapGestureRecognizer alloc] initWithTarget:self action:@selector(handleGesture:)];
    [self.yourView addGestureRecognizer:gesture];
}

Step 3:

Handle the click on UIView.

- (void)handleGesture:(UIGestureRecognizer *)gestureRecognizer {
    //to get the clicked location inside the view do this.
    CGPoint point = [gestureRecognizer locationInView:self.yourView];
}

Remember that A UIGestureRecognizer is to be be used with a single view.

Add target for UIView Programmatically

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