How to enable “tap and slide” in a UISlider?

Question

What I want to get is a UISlider which lets the user not only slide when he starts on its thumbRect, but also when he taps elsewhere. When the user

Answer 1

Here's my modification to the above:

class TapUISlider: UISlider {

  func tapAndSlide(gesture: UILongPressGestureRecognizer) {
    let pt = gesture.locationInView(self)
    let thumbWidth = self.thumbRect().size.width
    var value: Float = 0

    if (pt.x <= self.thumbRect().size.width / 2) {
      value = self.minimumValue
    } else if (pt.x >= self.bounds.size.width - thumbWidth / 2) {
      value = self.maximumValue
    } else {
      let percentage = Float((pt.x - thumbWidth / 2) / (self.bounds.size.width - thumbWidth))
      let delta = percentage * (self.maximumValue - self.minimumValue)
      value = self.minimumValue + delta
    }

    if (gesture.state == UIGestureRecognizerState.Began) {
      UIView.animateWithDuration(0.35, delay: 0, options: UIViewAnimationOptions.CurveEaseInOut,
        animations: {
          self.setValue(value, animated: true)
          super.sendActionsForControlEvents(UIControlEvents.ValueChanged)
        }, completion: nil)
    } else {
      self.setValue(value, animated: false)
      super.sendActionsForControlEvents(UIControlEvents.ValueChanged)
    }
  }

  func thumbRect() -> CGRect {
    return self.thumbRectForBounds(self.bounds, trackRect: self.bounds, value: self.value)
  }
}