Control UIScrollView outside bounds?

Question

I'm wondering how i can allow the user to scroll outside the bounds of a UIScrollView?

Answer 1

Try subclassing the UIScrollView and overriding hitTest:withEvent: so that the UIScrollView picks up touches outside its bounds. Something like this:

@interface MagicScrollView : UIScrollView
@end

@implementation MagicScrollView

- (UIView *)hitTest:(CGPoint)point withEvent:(UIEvent *)event {
    // Intercept touches 100pt outside this view's bounds on all sides
    if (CGRectContainsPoint(CGRectInset(self.bounds, -100, -100), point)) {
        return self;
    }
    return nil;
}

@end

You may also need to override pointInside:withEvent: on the UIScrollView's superview, depending on your layout.

See the following question for more info: interaction beyond bounds of uiview