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# beginIgnoringInteractionEvents()

Tells the receiver to suspend the handling of touch-related events.

```
func beginIgnoringInteractionEvents()
```

## Discussion

You typically call this method before starting an animation or transition. Calls are nested with the [`endIgnoringInteractionEvents()`](/documentation/UIKit/UIApplication/endIgnoringInteractionEvents()) method.

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