---
title: direction
framework: uikit
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Property
path: uikit/uiswipegesturerecognizer/direction-swift.property
---

# direction

The permitted direction of the swipe for this gesture recognizer.

## Declaration

```swift
var direction: UISwipeGestureRecognizer.Direction { get set }
```

## Mentioned in

Handling swipe gestures

## Discussion

Discussion The default direction is right. See descriptions of UISwipeGestureRecognizer.Direction constants for more information.

## See Also

### Related Documentation

- [Event Handling Guide for UIKit Apps](apple-archive/documentation/EventHandling/Conceptual/EventHandlingiPhoneOS.md)

### Configuring the gesture

- [numberOfTouchesRequired](uikit/uiswipegesturerecognizer/numberoftouchesrequired.md)
- [UISwipeGestureRecognizer.Direction](uikit/uiswipegesturerecognizer/direction-swift.struct.md)