UILabel set onClick

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I'm building an application in Swift 3, so I want to call a function if I click on a particular UILabel, so I'm write this code but not works:

let tap = UITapGestureRecognizer(target: self, action: #selector(ViewController.tapFunction))
    self.labelTemp.isUserInteractionEnabled = true
    self.labelTemp.addGestureRecognizer(tap)

How can I render UILabel clickable ?

You just need to defined the function you passed to `selector`. In your `ViewController` class just write `func tapFunction { }` and it will be call. — TheTiger, Jun 05 '19 at 10:02
@bircastri add "tap.numberOfTapsRequired = 1" to recognize tab — Vikash Kumar, Jun 05 '19 at 10:19
possible duplicate of https://stackoverflow.com/questions/33658521/how-to-make-a-uilabel-clickable — MS_iOS, Jun 05 '19 at 10:47

score 2 · Answer 1 · answered Jun 05 '19 at 10:45

Set user interaction enabled for the UILabel and add the below code in the viewDidLoad()

self.label.isUserInteractionEnabled = true

let tap = UITapGestureRecognizer(target: self, action: #selector(self.labelTapped))
self.label.addGestureRecognizer(tap)

Add the tap action function as below :

@objc func labelTapped(_ gestureRecognizer: UITapGestureRecognizer) {
    print("Label clicked")
}

Please make user that there is no other transparent view overlapping the UILabel in the view. If the UILabel is a part of another view then please make sure that the container View's user interaction is enabled.

Hope this helps.

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Jun 05 '19 at 09:52

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Your selector should be an @objc func within self.

<#YourLabel#>.addGestureRecognizer(UITapGestureRecognizer(target: self, action: #selector(self.handleLabelTap)))

And when the user taps the label it will trigger:

@objc func handleLabelTap() {
    // handle label tap here    
}

answered Jun 05 '19 at 09:52

Gustavo Vollbrecht

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not works, I'm try to copy your code but it not works – bircastri Jun 05 '19 at 09:59
did you enable `isUserInteractionEnabled`? – Gustavo Vollbrecht Jun 05 '19 at 10:00
this is the standard way of adding `UITapGestureRecognizer`, make sure there is nothing in front of your label and you're tapping inside the label bounds. – Gustavo Vollbrecht Jun 05 '19 at 10:08
otherwise the problem is somewhere else, not on the "onClick" – Gustavo Vollbrecht Jun 05 '19 at 10:17

Hitesh Surani · Answer 3 · 2019-06-05T10:20:46.127

Please ensure that You have connected the outlet to UILabel because I have created simple demo code by copy-paste your code and it is worked as expected.

override func viewDidLoad() {
    super.viewDidLoad()
    let tap = UITapGestureRecognizer(target: self, action: #selector(tapFunction))
    self.labelTemp.isUserInteractionEnabled = true
    self.labelTemp.addGestureRecognizer(tap)
}

@objc func tapFunction() {
    print("tapFunction")
}

I suggest, Please remove UILabel from UIViewController and add it again.

Download sample code

Note: - Please ensure that user-interaction of UILabelis enabled

Mukesh Shakya · Answer 4 · 2019-06-05T10:06:57.713

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You are lacking a function to trigger when the gesture touch is recognized. You need to add following:

let tap = UITapGestureRecognizer(target: self, action: #selector(tapFunction(_:)))
    self.labelTemp.isUserInteractionEnabled = true
    self.labelTemp.addGestureRecognizer(tap)

@objc func tapFunction(_ gestureRecognizer: UITapGestureRecognizer) {
    // handle label tap here    
}

edited Jun 05 '19 at 10:06

answered Jun 05 '19 at 10:01

Mukesh Shakya

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I have updated my answer please check it if it works. – Mukesh Shakya Jun 05 '19 at 10:07

Deviyani Swami · Answer 5 · 2019-06-05T10:35:29.167

First you need to add Tap Gesture into storyboard

Create Action of that particular gesture

override func viewDidLoad() {

        super.viewDidLoad()

        let tapOnLabel = UITapGestureRecognizer(target: self, action: #selector(self.tapGestireAction))
        self.labelTemp.isUserInteractionEnabled = true
        self.labelTemp.addGestureRecognizer(tapOnLabel)
    }


  @IBAction func tapGestureAction(_ sender: UITapGestureRecognizer) {

        //Perform action
    }

UILabel set onClick

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