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# UIDropSession

The interface for querying a drop session about its state and associated drag items.

```
@MainActor protocol UIDropSession : ProgressReporting, UIDragDropSession
```

## Topics

### Getting the drag session

[`var localDragSession: (any UIDragSession)?`](/documentation/UIKit/UIDropSession/localDragSession)

The drag session that corresponds to this drop session, for in-app drag activities.

### Loading objects

[`func loadObjects(ofClass: any NSItemProviderReading.Type, completion: ([any NSItemProviderReading]) -> Void) -> Progress`](/documentation/UIKit/UIDropSession/loadObjects(ofClass:completion:))

Creates and loads a new instance of the specified class for each drag item in the session.

### Showing a progress indicator

[`var progressIndicatorStyle: UIDropSessionProgressIndicatorStyle`](/documentation/UIKit/UIDropSession/progressIndicatorStyle)

The drop-progress indicator style associated with the drop session.

## Relationships

### Inherits From

[`ProgressReporting`](/documentation/Foundation/ProgressReporting)

[`NSObjectProtocol`](/documentation/ObjectiveC/NSObjectProtocol)

[`UIDragDropSession`](/documentation/UIKit/UIDragDropSession)

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