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# textView(_:draggedCell:in:event:at:)

Sent when the user attempts to drag a cell.

```
@MainActor optional func textView(_ view: NSTextView, draggedCell cell: any NSTextAttachmentCellProtocol, in rect: NSRect, event: NSEvent, at charIndex: Int)
```

## Parameters

`view`

The text view sending the message.

`cell`

The cell being dragged.

`rect`

The rectangle from which the cell was dragged.

`event`

The mouse-down event that preceded the mouse-dragged event.

`charIndex`

The character position where the mouse button was clicked.

## Discussion

The delegate can use this message as its cue to initiate a dragging operation.

## See Also

[`dragImage:at:offset:event:pasteboard:source:slideBack:`](/documentation/AppKit/NSView/dragImage:at:offset:event:pasteboard:source:slideBack:)

Initiates a dragging operation from the view, allowing the user to drag arbitrary data with a specified icon into any application that has window or view objects that accept dragged data.

[`dragFile(_:from:slideBack:event:)`](/documentation/AppKit/NSView/dragFile(_:from:slideBack:event:))

Initiates a dragging operation from the view, allowing the user to drag a file icon to any application that has window or view objects that accept files.


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