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

# numberOfTouchesRequired

The number of touches necessary for swipe recognition.

## Declaration

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

## Mentioned in

Handling swipe gestures

## Discussion

Discussion The default value is 1.

## See Also

### Configuring the gesture

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