UITapGestureRecognizer tap on self.view but ignore subviews

Question

I need to implement a feature that will invoke some code when I double tap on the self.view (view of UIViewCotroller). But the problem that I have other UI obje

Answer 1

Swift 4:

touch.view is now an optional, so based on @Antoine's answer:

func gestureRecognizer(_ gestureRecognizer: UIGestureRecognizer, shouldReceive touch: UITouch) -> Bool {
    if let touchedView = touch.view, touchedView.isDescendant(of: deductibleBackgroundView) {
        return false
    }
    return true
}