I have a (UIView) UIButton that triggers a function when pressed. I want to modify the behavior so that if the button is clicked and then swiped up, the function call should not be executed. How can I achieve this in Swift?

You can achieve this by using a UILongPressGestureRecognizer and tracking the initial and final touch locations to detect a swipe. If a swipe up gesture is detected, you can prevent the function from being called. Here’s how you can do it:

@IBOutlet weak var viewContinue: UIView!
@IBOutlet weak var colViewOnBoarding: UIScrollView!

var initialTouchLocation: CGPoint?
var isSwipeDetected = false

    override func viewDidLoad() {
        super.viewDidLoad()
        setUpUi()
    }

/// Perform initial UI setup
func setUpUi() {
// Add touch event handlers
let touchDown = UILongPressGestureRecognizer(target: self, action: #selector(handleTouchDown(_:)))
touchDown.minimumPressDuration = 0.0
viewContinue.addGestureRecognizer(touchDown)
}

 @objc func handleTouchDown(_ gesture: UILongPressGestureRecognizer) {
        switch gesture.state {
        case .began:
            initialTouchLocation = gesture.location(in: view)
            isSwipeDetected = false
            viewContinue.alpha = 0.6
        case .changed:
            if let initialLocation = initialTouchLocation {
                let currentLocation = gesture.location(in: view)
                let swipeDistanceY = currentLocation.y - initialLocation.y

                // If swipe distance exceeds threshold, set isSwipeDetected to true
                if abs(swipeDistanceY) > 50 {
                    isSwipeDetected = true
                }
            }
        case .ended, .cancelled:
            if !isSwipeDetected {
                handleYourAction()
            } 
            initialTouchLocation = nil // Reset the initial touch location
        default:
            break
        }
    }

    func handleYourAction() {
        // Implement your logic here
    }

Explanation:
Gesture Setup: A UILongPressGestureRecognizer is used to detect the touch.
Tracking Touch Locations: The initial touch location is saved when the gesture begins. The current location is compared to the initial location to detect a swipe.
Swipe Detection: If the vertical swipe distance exceeds a threshold (e.g., 50 points), a swipe is detected and the function call is prevented.
Conditional Execution: The function call is only performed if no significant swipe is detected.
This approach ensures that the button function is not executed if a swipe up gesture is detected.