Instance Method

beginGesture(with:)

Informs the receiver that the user has begun a touch gesture.

Declaration

func beginGesture(with event: NSEvent)

Parameters

event: An event object representing the gesture beginning.

Discussion

The event will be sent to the view under the touch in the key window.

Note that this method is no longer called on apps that link against macOS 10.11 and later. If you need to access the phases of a specific gesture, you can implement the responder for that gesture and examine its phase property instead.

See Also

Touch and Gesture Events

func endGesture(with: NSEvent)

Informs the receiver that the user has ended a touch gesture.

func magnify(with: NSEvent)

Informs the receiver that the user has begun a pinch gesture.

func rotate(with: NSEvent)

Informs the receiver that the user has begun a rotation gesture.

func swipe(with: NSEvent)

Informs the receiver that the user has begun a swipe gesture.

func touchesBegan(with: NSEvent)

Informs the receiver that new set of touches has been recognized.

func touchesMoved(with: NSEvent)

Informs the receiver that one or more touches has moved.

func touchesCancelled(with: NSEvent)

Informs the receiver that tracking of touches has been cancelled for any reason.

func touchesEnded(with: NSEvent)

Returns that a set of touches have been removed.

func wantsForwardedScrollEvents(for: NSEvent.GestureAxis) -> Bool

Returns whether to forward elastic scrolling gesture events up the responder.

func smartMagnify(with: NSEvent)

Informs the receiver that the user performed a smart zoom gesture.

func wantsScrollEventsForSwipeTracking(on: NSEvent.GestureAxis) -> Bool

Implement this method to track gesture scroll events such as a swipe.

enum NSEvent.GestureAxis

The gesture tracking axis.