iOS Custom methods of selection of UITableViewCells Distinction between single and double selection on row.
Example
An example of implementation which give a possibility to detect if user single or double tap on UITableViewCell.
override func viewDidLoad() { viewDidLoad() let doubleTapGestureRecognizer = UITapGestureRecognizer(target: self, action: #selector(handleDoubleTap(sender:))) doubleTapGestureRecognizer.numberOfTapsRequired = 2 tableView.addGestureRecognizer(doubleTapGestureRecognizer) let tapGestureRecognizer = UITapGestureRecognizer(target: self, action: #selector(handleTapGesture(sender:))) tapGestureRecognizer.numberOfTapsRequired = 1 tapGestureRecognizer.require(toFail: doubleTapGestureRecognizer) tableView.addGestureRecognizer(tapGestureRecognizer) } func handleTapGesture(sender: UITapGestureRecognizer) { let touchPoint = sender.location(in: tableView) if let indexPath = tableView.indexPathForRow(at: touchPoint) { print(indexPath) } } func handleDoubleTap(sender: UITapGestureRecognizer) { let touchPoint = sender.location(in: tableView) if let indexPath = tableView.indexPathForRow(at: touchPoint) { print(indexPath) } } 
