Change label color with UITapGestureRecognizer

Question

I have a label with UITapGestureRecognizer and longgestureRecognizer:

let gestureRecognizer = UITapGestureRecognizer(target: self, action: Selector("labelPressed:"))
let longgestureRecognizer = UILongPressGestureRecognizer(target: self, action: Selector("longLabelPressed:"))
label.addGestureRecognizer(gestureRecognizer)
label.addGestureRecognizer(longgestureRecognizer)

I want to change color like in UIButton, when it pressed:

func longLabelPressed(recognizer:UILongPressGestureRecognizer){
        if let label = recognizer.view as? UILabel {
            if recognizer.state == .Began {
                label.textColor = UIColor.redColor()
            }

            if recognizer.state == .Ended {
                label.textColor = UIColor.blackColor()
            }



        }
    }

But how to detect tap end event ?

func labelPressed(recognizer:UITapGestureRecognizer) {
        if let label = recognizer.view as? UILabel {

        }

    }

My goal is create label like UIButton with touch events.

Answer 1

UserInteractionEnabled for label is by default false . so if you are using its label outlet then enable it from (XIB/ storyboard)

Now to make label same like button using UILongPressGestureRecognizer and then you event called successfully but you write label color change code in UILongPressGestureRecognizer so its take some time(default time) to detect touch event. recognizer.state == .Began so change minimum time for long pressGesture

longgestureRecognizer.minimumPressDuration = 0.001

using that recognizer.state == .Began will call quickly .