Detect single tap in UIWebView, but still support text selection and links

Question

I\'m using JavaScript to detect taps in a page I\'m showing in a UIWebView, like so:

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Answer 1

There is no need to use Javascript for this, it's overkill when the UIGestureRecognizerDelegate has adequate methods. All you need to do is make sure that when text selection is taking place, the tap recogniser isn't triggered.

- (BOOL)gestureRecognizer:(UIGestureRecognizer*)gestureRecognizer shouldRecognizeSimultaneouslyWithGestureRecognizer:(UIGestureRecognizer *)otherGestureRecognizer {
    BOOL hasTap = ([gestureRecognizer isKindOfClass:[UITapGestureRecognizer class]] ||
               [otherGestureRecognizer isKindOfClass:[UITapGestureRecognizer class]]);
    BOOL hasLongTouch = ([gestureRecognizer isKindOfClass:[UILongPressGestureRecognizer class]] ||
                     [otherGestureRecognizer isKindOfClass:[UILongPressGestureRecognizer class]]);
    if (hasTap && hasLongTouch) {
        // user is selecting text
        return NO;
    }
    return YES;
}

That takes care of text selection, and links should work fine anyway (at least they do for me).