---
title: NSGestureRecognizer.State.failed
framework: appkit
role: symbol
role_heading: Case
path: appkit/nsgesturerecognizer/state-swift.enum/failed
---

# NSGestureRecognizer.State.failed

The gesture recognizer failed to recognize its gesture and will not call its action method. The gesture recognizer resets itself to the NSGestureRecognizer.State.possible state.

## Declaration

```swift
case failed
```

## See Also

### Constants

- [NSGestureRecognizer.State.possible](appkit/nsgesturerecognizer/state-swift.enum/possible.md)
- [NSGestureRecognizer.State.began](appkit/nsgesturerecognizer/state-swift.enum/began.md)
- [NSGestureRecognizer.State.changed](appkit/nsgesturerecognizer/state-swift.enum/changed.md)
- [NSGestureRecognizer.State.ended](appkit/nsgesturerecognizer/state-swift.enum/ended.md)
- [NSGestureRecognizer.State.cancelled](appkit/nsgesturerecognizer/state-swift.enum/cancelled.md)
- [recognized](appkit/nsgesturerecognizer/state-swift.enum/recognized.md)