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# NSSpringLoadingOptions

These constants denote the type of spring-loading behavior configured for the destination object.

```
struct NSSpringLoadingOptions
```

## Topics

### Constants

[`disabled`](/documentation/AppKit/NSSpringLoadingOptions/disabled)

Spring-loading on the destination object is disabled. No spring-loading operations can occur.

[`enabled`](/documentation/AppKit/NSSpringLoadingOptions/enabled)

Spring-loading on the destination object is enabled. The user can drag an object over a destination object and hover or force click to initiate spring-loading and activate the destination object. When initiated by a force click, spring-loading is invoked once the force click is released.

[`continuousActivation`](/documentation/AppKit/NSSpringLoadingOptions/continuousActivation)

Spring-loading on the destination object is enabled. The user can drag an object over a destination object and hover or force click to initiate spring-loading and activate the destination object. When initiated by a force click, spring-loading is invoked once the force click begins and deactivated when the force click is released. When initiated by hovering, spring-loading is invoked at the hover timeout and deactivated when the drag exits the destination object. Use this constant sparingly.

[`noHover`](/documentation/AppKit/NSSpringLoadingOptions/noHover)

Spring-loading on the destination object is enabled, but cannot be invoked by hovering. The user can drag an object over a destination object and force click to initiate spring-loading and activate the destination object. This option may be useful in situations where a long hover, such as dragging across a large destination object, initiates undesired spring-loading. Use this constant sparingly.

### Initializers

[`init(rawValue:)`](/documentation/AppKit/NSSpringLoadingOptions/init(rawValue:))


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