# gestureRecognizers The system-supplied gesture recognizers for presenting a document interaction controller. ``` var gestureRecognizers: [UIGestureRecognizer] { get } ``` ## Discussion The objects in the `gestureRecognizers` array each descend from the [`UIGestureRecognizer`](/documentation/UIKit/UIGestureRecognizer) class. You can attach these gesture recognizers to the view you use to represent a document. For example, if you represent a document by name or icon in a table view cell , you can attach a document interaction controller’s gesture recognizers using code like this: ```objc cell.contentView.gestureRecognizers = self.docInteractionController.gestureRecognizers; ``` (In this statement, the `cell` object is an instance of the [`UITableViewCell`](/documentation/UIKit/UITableViewCell) class and the `docInteractionController` instance variable points to the document interaction controller for the document named in the cell.) With gesture recognizers so attached, a user gesture automatically initiates the appropriate action. A tap gestures initiates a preview of the associated document. A long press gesture displays the options menu relevant to the document. The [`UIDocumentInteractionController`](/documentation/UIKit/UIDocumentInteractionController) class supports only the tap ([`UITapGestureRecognizer`](/documentation/UIKit/UITapGestureRecognizer)) and long press ([`UILongPressGestureRecognizer`](/documentation/UIKit/UILongPressGestureRecognizer)) gesture recognizers. --- Copyright © 2026 Apple Inc. All rights reserved. | [Terms of Use](https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/terms/site.html) | [Privacy Policy](https://www.apple.com/privacy/privacy-policy)