---
title: recognized
framework: uikit
role: symbol
role_heading: Type Property
path: uikit/uigesturerecognizer/state-swift.enum/recognized
---

# recognized

The gesture recognizer has received a multitouch sequence that it recognizes as its gesture.

## Declaration

```swift
static var recognized: UIGestureRecognizer.State { get }
```

## Mentioned in

Implementing a Continuous Gesture Recognizer Implementing a discrete 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.ended](uikit/uigesturerecognizer/state-swift.enum/ended.md)
- [UIGestureRecognizer.State.cancelled](uikit/uigesturerecognizer/state-swift.enum/cancelled.md)
- [UIGestureRecognizer.State.failed](uikit/uigesturerecognizer/state-swift.enum/failed.md)