---
title: numberOfTouchesRequired
framework: uikit
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Property
path: uikit/uilongpressgesturerecognizer/numberoftouchesrequired
---

# numberOfTouchesRequired

The number of fingers that must touch the view for gesture recognition.

## Declaration

```swift
var numberOfTouchesRequired: Int { get set }
```

## Mentioned in

Handling long-press gestures

## Discussion

Discussion The default number of fingers is 1.

## See Also

### Configuring the gesture recognizer

- [minimumPressDuration](uikit/uilongpressgesturerecognizer/minimumpressduration.md)
- [numberOfTapsRequired](uikit/uilongpressgesturerecognizer/numberoftapsrequired.md)
- [allowableMovement](uikit/uilongpressgesturerecognizer/allowablemovement.md)