From 3a64de49dbf470d470cb4516df2a5226ba751051 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Liam DeBeasi <liamdebeasi@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Thu, 16 Feb 2023 14:41:09 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] fix(swipe-back): gesture rtl setting is reactive (#26795)

resolves #26794
---
 core/src/utils/gesture/swipe-back.ts | 9 ++++++++-
 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/core/src/utils/gesture/swipe-back.ts b/core/src/utils/gesture/swipe-back.ts
index b3e0a20dd9..2a8da3abd3 100644
--- a/core/src/utils/gesture/swipe-back.ts
+++ b/core/src/utils/gesture/swipe-back.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ export const createSwipeBackGesture = (
   onEndHandler: (shouldComplete: boolean, step: number, dur: number) => void
 ): Gesture => {
   const win = el.ownerDocument!.defaultView!;
-  const rtl = isRTL(el);
+  let rtl = isRTL(el);
 
   /**
    * Determine if a gesture is near the edge
@@ -39,6 +39,13 @@ export const createSwipeBackGesture = (
   };
 
   const canStart = (detail: GestureDetail) => {
+    /**
+     * The user's locale can change mid-session,
+     * so we need to check text direction at
+     * the beginning of every gesture.
+     */
+    rtl = isRTL(el);
+
     return isAtEdge(detail) && canStartHandler();
   };