How to make a UILabel clickable?
I would like to make a UILabel clickable.
I have tried this, but it doesn't work:
class DetailViewController: UIViewController {
@IBOutlet weak var tripDetails: UILabel!
override func viewDidLoad() {
super.viewDidLoad()
...
let tap = UITapGestureRecognizer(target: self, action: Selector("tapFunction:"))
tripDetails.addGestureRecognizer(tap)
}
func tapFunction(sender:UITapGestureRecognizer) {
print("tap working")
}
}
Have you tried to set isUserInteractionEnabled
to true
on the tripDetails
label? This should work.
Swift 3 Update
Replace
Selector("tapFunction:")
with
#selector(DetailViewController.tapFunction)
Example:
class DetailViewController: UIViewController {
@IBOutlet weak var tripDetails: UILabel!
override func viewDidLoad() {
super.viewDidLoad()
...
let tap = UITapGestureRecognizer(target: self, action: #selector(DetailViewController.tapFunction))
tripDetails.isUserInteractionEnabled = true
tripDetails.addGestureRecognizer(tap)
}
@objc
func tapFunction(sender:UITapGestureRecognizer) {
print("tap working")
}
}
SWIFT 4 Update
@IBOutlet weak var tripDetails: UILabel!
override func viewDidLoad() {
super.viewDidLoad()
let tap = UITapGestureRecognizer(target: self, action: #selector(GameViewController.tapFunction))
tripDetails.isUserInteractionEnabled = true
tripDetails.addGestureRecognizer(tap)
}
@objc func tapFunction(sender:UITapGestureRecognizer) {
print("tap working")
}
Swift 5
Similar to @liorco, but need to replace @objc with @IBAction.
class DetailViewController: UIViewController {
@IBOutlet weak var tripDetails: UILabel!
override func viewDidLoad() {
super.viewDidLoad()
...
let tap = UITapGestureRecognizer(target: self, action: #selector(DetailViewController.tapFunction))
tripDetails.isUserInteractionEnabled = true
tripDetails.addGestureRecognizer(tap)
}
@IBAction func tapFunction(sender: UITapGestureRecognizer) {
print("tap working")
}
}
This is working on Xcode 10.2.
Swift 3 Update
yourLabel.isUserInteractionEnabled = true