# touchesBegan(_:with:) Sent to the gesture recognizer when one or more fingers touch down in the associated view. ``` func touchesBegan(_ touches: Set, with event: UIEvent) ``` ## Parameters `touches` A set of [`UITouch`](/documentation/UIKit/UITouch) instances in the event represented by `event` that represent the touches in the [`UITouch.Phase.began`](/documentation/UIKit/UITouch/Phase-swift.enum/began) phase. `event` A [`UIEvent`](/documentation/UIKit/UIEvent) object representing the event to which the touches belong. ## Discussion This method has the same exact signature as the corresponding one declared by [`UIResponder`](/documentation/UIKit/UIResponder). Through this method a gesture recognizer receives touch objects (in their [`UITouch.Phase.began`](/documentation/UIKit/UITouch/Phase-swift.enum/began) phase) before the view attached to the gesture recognizer receives them. `UIGestureRecognizer` objects are not in the responder chain, yet observe touches hit-tested to their view and their view’s subviews. After observation, the delivery of touch objects to the attached view, or their disposition otherwise, is affected by the [`cancelsTouchesInView`](/documentation/UIKit/UIGestureRecognizer/cancelsTouchesInView), [`delaysTouchesBegan`](/documentation/UIKit/UIGestureRecognizer/delaysTouchesBegan), and [`delaysTouchesEnded`](/documentation/UIKit/UIGestureRecognizer/delaysTouchesEnded) properties. If the gesture recognizer is interpreting a continuous gesture, it should set its state to [`UIGestureRecognizer.State.began`](/documentation/UIKit/UIGestureRecognizer/State-swift.enum/began) upon receiving this message. If at any point in its handling of the touch objects the gesture recognizer determines that the multi-touch event sequence is not its gesture, it should set it state to [`UIGestureRecognizer.State.cancelled`](/documentation/UIKit/UIGestureRecognizer/State-swift.enum/cancelled). Multiple touches are disabled by default. In order to receive multiple touch events you must set the a [`isMultipleTouchEnabled`](/documentation/UIKit/UIView/isMultipleTouchEnabled) property of the attached view instance to . --- 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)