---
title: "dragContainer(for:in:_:)"
framework: swiftui
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Method
path: "swiftui/view/dragcontainer(for:in:_:)"
---

# dragContainer(for:in:_:)

A container with draggable views where the drag payload is based on multiple identifiers of dragged items.

## Declaration

```swift
nonisolated func dragContainer<Item, Data>(for itemType: Item.Type = Item.self, in namespace: Namespace.ID? = nil, _ payload: @escaping (Array<Item.ID>) -> Data) -> some View where Item : Transferable, Item : Identifiable, Item == Data.Element, Data : Collection, Item.ID : Sendable

```

## Parameters

- `itemType`: A type of the dragged items.
- `namespace`: A namespace that identifies the drag container.
- `payload`: A closure which is called when a drag operation begins. As an argument, the closure receives either the identifiers of all the selected items, if the dragged item is a part of selection or only the identifier of the dragged item, if it is not part of the selection. With the passed identifiers, put together the payload to drag, and return from the closure. Return an empty Collection to disable the drag.

## Mentioned in

Reordering items in lists, stacks, grids, and custom layouts

## Return Value

Return Value A view that can be activated as the source of a drag and drop operation, beginning with user gesture input.

## Discussion

Discussion Provide the selected identifiers list to SwiftUI using dragContainerSelection(_:containerNamespace) modifier. In a case when there’s no selection information available, SwiftUI passes the dragged item identifier to the payload closure. In an example below, an app presents a view with Fruit values. When a user starts drag, SwiftUI uses the selection to put together the list of item identifiers to drag.    var fruits: [Fruit]    @State private var selection: [Fruit.ID]

var body: some View {        VStack {            ForEach(fruits) { fruit in                FruitView(fruit)                    .draggable(containerItemID: fruit.id)            }        }        .dragContainer(for: Fruit.self) { ids in           fruits(with: ids)        }        .dragContainerSelection(selection)    }

func fruits(with ids: [UUID]) -> [Fruit] { ... }

struct Fruit: Transferable, Identifiable { ... } To enable multi-item drag, apply this modifier to a container view and mark each draggable child with draggable(_:) or draggable(containerItemID:containerNamespace:).

## See Also

### Configuring drag-and-drop behavior

- [dragConfiguration(_:)](swiftui/view/dragconfiguration(_:).md)
- [DragConfiguration](swiftui/dragconfiguration.md)
- [dropConfiguration(_:)](swiftui/view/dropconfiguration(_:).md)
- [DropConfiguration](swiftui/dropconfiguration.md)
- [dragContainer(for:itemID:in:_:)](swiftui/view/dragcontainer(for:itemid:in:_:).md)
- [dragContainerSelection(_:containerNamespace:)](swiftui/view/dragcontainerselection(_:containernamespace:).md)