How to detect taps on MKPolylines/Overlays like Maps.app?

Question

When displaying directions on the built-in Maps.app on the iPhone you can \"select\" one of the usually 3 route alternatives that are displayed by tapping on it. I wan\'t to

Answer 1

Updated for Swift 3

func isTappedOnPolygon(with tapGesture:UITapGestureRecognizer, on mapView: MKMapView) -> Bool {
    let tappedMapView = tapGesture.view
    let tappedPoint = tapGesture.location(in: tappedMapView)
    let tappedCoordinates = mapView.convert(tappedPoint, toCoordinateFrom: tappedMapView)
    let point:MKMapPoint = MKMapPointForCoordinate(tappedCoordinates)

    let overlays = mapView.overlays.filter { o in
        o is MKPolygon
    }

    for overlay in overlays {
        let polygonRenderer = MKPolygonRenderer(overlay: overlay)
        let datPoint = polygonRenderer.point(for: point)
        polygonRenderer.invalidatePath()

        return polygonRenderer.path.contains(datPoint)
    }
    return false
}