UILabel + touchDown

Question

Is it possible to implement touchdown for UILabel?

Answer 1

UILabel is a subclass of UIView, which is itself a subclass of UIResponder; therefore, it’s definitely possible to make a label that responds to touches. Just make a new subclass of UILabel and implement the following method(s):

– touchesBegan:withEvent:
– touchesMoved:withEvent:
– touchesEnded:withEvent:
– touchesCancelled:withEvent:

So, if you wanted something to happen when touches started, you’d do it in -touchesBegan:withEvent:.

If creating a new subclass is too heavy-handed for you, then I’d suggest doing as @JustSid suggests and using a UIButton for the task.