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# UIDropOperation

Operation types that determine how a drag and drop activity resolves when the user drops a drag item.

```
enum UIDropOperation
```

## Topics

### Drop operation types

[`UIDropOperationCancel`](/documentation/UIKit/UIDropOperation/cancel)

A drop operation type specifying that no data should be transferred, thereby canceling the drag.

[`UIDropOperationForbidden`](/documentation/UIKit/UIDropOperation/forbidden)

A drop operation type specifying that, although a move or copy operation is typically legitimate in this scenario, the drop activity isn’t allowed.

[`UIDropOperationCopy`](/documentation/UIKit/UIDropOperation/copy)

A drop operation type specifying that the data represented by the drag items should be copied to the destination view.

[`UIDropOperationMove`](/documentation/UIKit/UIDropOperation/move)

A drop operation type specifying that the data represented by the drag items should be moved, not copied.

## Relationships

### Conforms To

[`BitwiseCopyable`](/documentation/Swift/BitwiseCopyable)

[`RawRepresentable`](/documentation/Swift/RawRepresentable)

[`Hashable`](/documentation/Swift/Hashable)

[`Equatable`](/documentation/Swift/Equatable)

[`SendableMetatype`](/documentation/Swift/SendableMetatype)

[`Sendable`](/documentation/Swift/Sendable)

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