In iOS, how to drag down to dismiss a modal?

Question

A common way to dismiss a modal is to swipe down - How do we allows the user to drag the modal down, if it\'s far enough, the modal\'s dismissed, otherwise it animates back

Answer 1

I figured out super simple way to do this. Just put the following code into your view controller:

Swift 4

override func viewDidLoad() {
    super.viewDidLoad()
    let gestureRecognizer = UIPanGestureRecognizer(target: self,
                                                   action: #selector(panGestureRecognizerHandler(_:)))
    view.addGestureRecognizer(gestureRecognizer)
}

@IBAction func panGestureRecognizerHandler(_ sender: UIPanGestureRecognizer) {
    let touchPoint = sender.location(in: view?.window)
    var initialTouchPoint = CGPoint.zero

    switch sender.state {
    case .began:
        initialTouchPoint = touchPoint
    case .changed:
        if touchPoint.y > initialTouchPoint.y {
            view.frame.origin.y = touchPoint.y - initialTouchPoint.y
        }
    case .ended, .cancelled:
        if touchPoint.y - initialTouchPoint.y > 200 {
            dismiss(animated: true, completion: nil)
        } else {
            UIView.animate(withDuration: 0.2, animations: {
                self.view.frame = CGRect(x: 0,
                                         y: 0,
                                         width: self.view.frame.size.width,
                                         height: self.view.frame.size.height)
            })
        }
    case .failed, .possible:
        break
    }
}