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# textDroppableView(_:willBecomeEditableForDrop:)

Asks the delegate if a noneditable text view can accept a drop operation.

```
optional func textDroppableView(_ textDroppableView: any UIView & UITextDroppable, willBecomeEditableForDrop drop: any UITextDropRequest) -> UITextDropEditability
```

## Parameters

`textDroppableView`

The text view that received the drop activity.

`drop`

The drop request.

## Return Value

A text drop editability style that indicates whether the text view can accept a drop operation.

## Discussion

By default, a text view that is not editable can’t accept drop requests. However, you can change this behavior by returning the editability style [`UITextDropEditability.temporary`](/documentation/UIKit/UITextDropEditability/temporary) or [`UITextDropEditability.yes`](/documentation/UIKit/UITextDropEditability/yes) in your implementation of this method. Not implementing this method is the same as returning the [`UITextDropEditability.no`](/documentation/UIKit/UITextDropEditability/no) style.

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