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# allowsMoveOperation

A Boolean value that indicates whether the drag session permits moving drag items within the same app.

```
var allowsMoveOperation: Bool { get }
```

## Discussion

A move operation can be applied only within the same app. Drag items shared with another app are always copied.

The `allowsMoveOperation` value is determined by the return value of the source app’s drag interaction delegate’s  [`dragInteraction(_:sessionAllowsMoveOperation:)`](/documentation/UIKit/UIDragInteractionDelegate/dragInteraction(_:sessionAllowsMoveOperation:)) method. If `allowsMoveOperation` is <doc://com.apple.documentation/documentation/Swift/true>, the source app’s drop interaction delegate’s [`dropInteraction(_:sessionDidUpdate:)`](/documentation/UIKit/UIDropInteractionDelegate/dropInteraction(_:sessionDidUpdate:)) method can return a drop proposal for a [`UIDropOperation.move`](/documentation/UIKit/UIDropOperation/move) operation.

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