Document: drag event
The drag
event is fired every few hundred milliseconds as an element or text selection is being dragged by the user.
Bubbles | Yes |
---|---|
Cancelable | Yes |
Default action | Continue the drag & drop operation. |
Interface | DragEvent |
Event handler property | ondrag |
Examples
See this code in a JSFiddle demo or interact with it below.
HTML
<div class="dropzone">
<div id="draggable" draggable="true" ondragstart="event.dataTransfer.setData('text/plain',null)">
This div is draggable
</div>
</div>
<div class="dropzone"></div>
<div class="dropzone"></div>
<div class="dropzone"></div>
CSS
body {
/* Prevent the user selecting text in the example */
user-select: none;
}
#draggable {
width: 200px;
height: 20px;
text-align: center;
background: white;
}
.dropzone {
width: 200px;
height: 20px;
background: blueviolet;
margin-bottom: 10px;
padding: 10px;
}
JavaScript
var dragged;
/* events fired on the draggable target */
document.addEventListener("drag", function(event) {
}, false);
document.addEventListener("dragstart", function(event) {
// store a ref. on the dragged elem
dragged = event.target;
// make it half transparent
event.target.style.opacity = .5;
}, false);
document.addEventListener("dragend", function(event) {
// reset the transparency
event.target.style.opacity = "";
}, false);
/* events fired on the drop targets */
document.addEventListener("dragover", function(event) {
// prevent default to allow drop
event.preventDefault();
}, false);
document.addEventListener("dragenter", function(event) {
// highlight potential drop target when the draggable element enters it
if (event.target.className == "dropzone") {
event.target.style.background = "purple";
}
}, false);
document.addEventListener("dragleave", function(event) {
// reset background of potential drop target when the draggable element leaves it
if (event.target.className == "dropzone") {
event.target.style.background = "";
}
}, false);
document.addEventListener("drop", function(event) {
// prevent default action (open as link for some elements)
event.preventDefault();
// move dragged elem to the selected drop target
if (event.target.className == "dropzone") {
event.target.style.background = "";
dragged.parentNode.removeChild( dragged );
event.target.appendChild( dragged );
}
}, false);
Specifications
Specification |
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HTML Standard # event-dnd-drag |
Browser compatibility
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