Dismiss modal view form sheet controller on outside tap

Question

I am presenting a modal view controller as a form sheet and dismissing it when the cancel button, which is a bar button item, is clicked. I need to dismiss it when I tap on

Answer 1

Based on Bart van Kuik's answer and NavAutoDismiss and other great snippets here.

class DismissableNavigationController: UINavigationController, UIGestureRecognizerDelegate {
    private var tapOutsideRecognizer: UITapGestureRecognizer!

    override func viewDidAppear(animated: Bool) {
        super.viewDidAppear(animated)

        if tapOutsideRecognizer == nil {
            tapOutsideRecognizer = UITapGestureRecognizer(target: self, action: #selector(DismissableNavigationController.handleTapBehind))
            tapOutsideRecognizer.numberOfTapsRequired = 1
            tapOutsideRecognizer.cancelsTouchesInView = false
            tapOutsideRecognizer.delegate = self
            view.window?.addGestureRecognizer(tapOutsideRecognizer)
        }
    }

    override func viewWillDisappear(animated: Bool) {
        super.viewWillDisappear(animated)

        if tapOutsideRecognizer != nil {
            view.window?.removeGestureRecognizer(tapOutsideRecognizer)
            tapOutsideRecognizer = nil
        }
    }

    func close(sender: AnyObject) {
        dismissViewControllerAnimated(true, completion: nil)
    }

    func handleTapBehind(sender: UITapGestureRecognizer) {
        if sender.state == UIGestureRecognizerState.Ended {
            var location: CGPoint = sender.locationInView(nil)

            if UIInterfaceOrientationIsLandscape(UIApplication.sharedApplication().statusBarOrientation) {
                location = CGPoint(x: location.y, y: location.x)
            }

            if !view.pointInside(view.convertPoint(location, fromView: view.window), withEvent: nil) {
                view.window?.removeGestureRecognizer(sender)
                close(sender)
            }
        }
    }

    func gestureRecognizer(gestureRecognizer: UIGestureRecognizer, shouldRecognizeSimultaneouslyWithGestureRecognizer otherGestureRecognizer: UIGestureRecognizer) -> Bool {
        return true
    }
}

Usage:

let vc = MyViewController()
let nc = DismissableNavigationController(rootViewController: vc)
nc.modalPresentationStyle = UIModalPresentationStyle.FormSheet
presentViewController(nc, animated: true, completion: nil)