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# springLoadingActivated(_:draggingInfo:)

Responds to the activation or deactivation of spring-loading on a destination.

```
@MainActor func springLoadingActivated(_ activated: Bool, draggingInfo: any NSDraggingInfo)
```

## Parameters

`activated`

A Boolean value indicating whether spring-loading has been activated on the destination. <doc://com.apple.documentation/documentation/Swift/true> indicates that spring-loading has been activated. <doc://com.apple.documentation/documentation/Swift/false> indicates that spring-loading has been deactivated.

`draggingInfo`

An `NSDraggingInfo` object, which provides information about the drag event, including the dragged data.

## Discussion

Typically, spring-loading is fully activated when a hover timeout occurs or the user finishes force clicking on a destination object to initiate spring-loading. In these cases, the `springLoadingActivated:draggingInfo:` method is only called once with an `activated` parameter value of <doc://com.apple.documentation/documentation/Swift/true>.

However, if the destination is configured with continuous activation (`NSSpringLoadingOptions` was set to `NSSpringLoadingContinuousActivation`), then the `springLoadingActivated:draggingInfo:` method is called twice. First, it’s called with an `activated` parameter value of <doc://com.apple.documentation/documentation/Swift/true> when a hover timeout occurs or the user begins force clicking on a destination object to initiate spring-loading. Then, it’s called again with an `activated` parameter value of <doc://com.apple.documentation/documentation/Swift/false> when the hover exits the destination’s bounds or the user finishes force clicking on the destination object.

## See Also

[Drag and Drop](/documentation/AppKit/drag-and-drop)

Support the direct manipulation of your app’s content using drag and drop.

[`NSSpringLoadingOptions`](/documentation/AppKit/NSSpringLoadingOptions)

These constants denote the type of spring-loading behavior configured for the destination object.

[`NSDraggingInfo`](/documentation/AppKit/NSDraggingInfo)

A set of methods that supply information about a dragging session.


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