How can I detect a ShareLink tap in SwiftUI?

Question

The code is pretty basic, but using a .onTapGesture() doesn't appear to be the way to go.

The idea is to track the ShareLink interaction for analytics purposes.

ShareLink(item: URL(string: "someUrl")!, message: Text("share_invite_message")) {
    Text("detect me 👋") 
    // ..onTapGesture { let _ = print("tap") } // ShareLink doesn't work
}
// ..onTapGesture { let _ = print("tap") } // tap gesture doesn't work

/* tap gesture doesn't work
.overlay {
    Color.clear.onTapGesture {
        let _ = print("tap")
    }
}
*/

workingdog support Ukraine · Accepted Answer · 2025-04-06 22:56:25Z

2

try this approach using .simultaneousGesture outside the ShareLink

struct ContentView: View {
    var body: some View {
        ShareLink(item: URL(string: "https://stackoverflow.com/")!, message: Text("share_invite_message")){
            Text("detect me 👋") 
        }
        .buttonStyle(.plain)  // <--- for macOS as well
        .simultaneousGesture(TapGesture().onEnded {
            print("----> tap detected")
        })
    }
}

edited Apr 6 at 22:56

answered Apr 5 at 23:20

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5 Comments

soundflix Apr 6 at 10:40

This works on iOS, but does not do anything on macOS.

workingdog support Ukraine Apr 6 at 22:54

to make it work on macOS as well, simply add .buttonStyle(.plain) to the ShareLink. Updated my answer.

soundflix Apr 7 at 9:13

Correct, that works!

iOS Blacksmith Apr 7 at 19:55

Fantastic! This works 🎉 I seem to remember trying it out but it didn't, maybe I was doing something different. Thank you!

workingdog support Ukraine Apr 7 at 22:39

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