---
title: delaysContentTouches
framework: uikit
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Property
path: uikit/uiscrollview/delayscontenttouches
---

# delaysContentTouches

A Boolean value that determines whether the scroll view delays the handling of touch-down gestures.

## Declaration

```swift
var delaysContentTouches: Bool { get set }
```

## Discussion

Discussion If the value of this property is true, the scroll view delays handling the touch-down gesture until it can determine if scrolling is the intent. If the value is false , the scroll view immediately calls touchesShouldBegin(_:with:in:). The default value is true. See the class description for a fuller discussion.

## See Also

### Managing touches

- [touchesShouldBegin(_:with:in:)](uikit/uiscrollview/touchesshouldbegin(_:with:in:).md)
- [touchesShouldCancel(in:)](uikit/uiscrollview/touchesshouldcancel(in:).md)
- [canCancelContentTouches](uikit/uiscrollview/cancancelcontenttouches.md)
- [directionalPressGestureRecognizer](uikit/uiscrollview/directionalpressgesturerecognizer.md)