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# UITableViewDropDelegate

The interface for handling drops in a table view.

```
@MainActor protocol UITableViewDropDelegate : NSObjectProtocol
```

## Overview

Implement this protocol in the object that you use to incorporate dropped data into your table view. The only required method of this protocol is the [`tableView(_:performDropWith:)`](/documentation/UIKit/UITableViewDropDelegate/tableView(_:performDropWith:)) method, but you can implement other methods as needed to customize the drop behavior of your table view.

Assign your custom delegate object to the [`dropDelegate`](/documentation/UIKit/UITableView/dropDelegate) property of your table view.

## Topics

### Declaring support for handling drops

[`tableView(_:canHandle:)`](/documentation/UIKit/UITableViewDropDelegate/tableView(_:canHandle:))

Asks your delegate whether it can accept the specified type of data.

### Providing a custom drop preview

[`tableView(_:dropPreviewParametersForRowAt:)`](/documentation/UIKit/UITableViewDropDelegate/tableView(_:dropPreviewParametersForRowAt:))

Returns custom information about how to display the row at the specified location during the drop.

### Incorporating the dropped data

[`tableView(_:performDropWith:)`](/documentation/UIKit/UITableViewDropDelegate/tableView(_:performDropWith:))

Incorporates the dropped data into your data structures and updates the table.

### Tracking the drag movements

[`tableView(_:dropSessionDidUpdate:withDestinationIndexPath:)`](/documentation/UIKit/UITableViewDropDelegate/tableView(_:dropSessionDidUpdate:withDestinationIndexPath:))

Proposes how to handle a drop at the specified location in the table view.

[`tableView(_:dropSessionDidEnter:)`](/documentation/UIKit/UITableViewDropDelegate/tableView(_:dropSessionDidEnter:))

Notifies the delegate when dragged content enters the table view’s bounds rectangle.

[`tableView(_:dropSessionDidExit:)`](/documentation/UIKit/UITableViewDropDelegate/tableView(_:dropSessionDidExit:))

Notifies the delegate when dragged content exits the table view’s bounds rectangle.

[`tableView(_:dropSessionDidEnd:)`](/documentation/UIKit/UITableViewDropDelegate/tableView(_:dropSessionDidEnd:))

Notifies the delegate when the drag operation ends.


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