---
title: UIGestureRecognizer.State.ended
framework: uikit
role: symbol
role_heading: Case
path: uikit/uigesturerecognizer/state-swift.enum/ended
---

# UIGestureRecognizer.State.ended

The gesture recognizer has received touches recognized as the end of a continuous gesture.

## Declaration

```swift
case ended
```

## Mentioned in

About the Gesture Recognizer State Machine Handling long-press gestures Handling pan gestures Handling pinch gestures Handling rotation gestures Implementing a Continuous Gesture Recognizer

## Discussion

Discussion The gesture recognizer sends its action message (or messages) at the next cycle of the run loop and resets its state to UIGestureRecognizer.State.possible.

## See Also

### Constants

- [UIGestureRecognizer.State.possible](uikit/uigesturerecognizer/state-swift.enum/possible.md)
- [UIGestureRecognizer.State.began](uikit/uigesturerecognizer/state-swift.enum/began.md)
- [UIGestureRecognizer.State.changed](uikit/uigesturerecognizer/state-swift.enum/changed.md)
- [UIGestureRecognizer.State.cancelled](uikit/uigesturerecognizer/state-swift.enum/cancelled.md)
- [UIGestureRecognizer.State.failed](uikit/uigesturerecognizer/state-swift.enum/failed.md)
- [recognized](uikit/uigesturerecognizer/state-swift.enum/recognized.md)