ios - Add TapGestureRecogniser to UITextView -

i have looked @ similar questions , tried answers , can't them working, apologies if duplicate question.

i have 2 address fields on table view added dynamically in static cells. when user enters address in first box want question of 'copy address' appear when click on second address field , copy address if answer 'yes'. have working on tableview didselectrowatindexpath, doesn't work when user directly taps uitextview in field. have tried adding following viewdidload() function:

uitapgesturerecognizer * tap = [[uitapgesturerecognizer alloc] initwithtarget:self action:@selector(handletap:)]; [self.billingaddress addgesturerecognizer:tap]; 

but following code doesn't fire when uitextview billingaddress tapped.

- (void)handletap:(uitapgesturerecognizer *)recognizer {     nslog(@"i here"); } 

i should note billingaddress defined uitextfield property , assigned cell's detail in tableview cellforrowatindexpath static cell. done using following code:

if (section == 0 && row == 3) {     bfcell* cell = [self.tableview dequeuereusablecellwithidentifier:@"checkoutinputcell"];     cell.namelabel.text = @"billing address";     cell.namelabel.font = [uifont fontwithname:@"populaire" size:23.0f];     cell.textfield.placeholder = @"required";     self.billingaddress = cell.textfield;     cell.textfield.keyboardtype = uikeyboardtypealphabet;     return cell; } 

i'm wondering if i'm assigning tap gesture wrong place , should assigned cell.textfield. on appreciated.

i think happens conflict between textfield , gesture recognizer. i'd use uitextfielddelegate textfieldshouldbeginediting: detect when user taps on text field.