DataTransfer.types
The DataTransfer.types
read-only property returns an
array of the drag data formats (as strings
) that were set in
the dragstart
event. The order of the formats is the same order as the data
included in the drag operation.
The formats are Unicode strings giving the type or format of the data, generally given
by a MIME type. Some values that are not MIME types are special-cased for legacy reasons
(for example "text
").
Value
An array of the data formats used in the drag operation. Each format is
string
. If the drag operation included no data, this list
will be empty. If any files are included in the drag operation, then one of the types
will be the string Files
.
Examples
This example shows the use of the types
and
items
properties.
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang=en>
<title>Examples of DataTransfer.{types,items} properties</title>
<meta content="width=device-width">
<style>
div {
margin: 0em;
padding: 2em;
}
#target {
border: 1px solid black;
}
</style>
<script>
function dragstart_handler(ev) {
console.log("dragStart: target.id = " + ev.target.id);
// Add this element's id to the drag payload so the drop handler will
// know which element to add to its tree
ev.dataTransfer.setData("text/plain", ev.target.id);
ev.dataTransfer.effectAllowed = "move";
}
function drop_handler(ev) {
console.log("drop: target.id = " + ev.target.id);
ev.preventDefault();
// Get the id of the target and add the moved element to the target's DOM
var data = ev.dataTransfer.getData("text");
ev.target.appendChild(document.getElementById(data));
// Print each format type
if (ev.dataTransfer.types != null) {
for (var i=0; i < ev.dataTransfer.types.length; i++) {
console.log("... types[" + i + "] = " + ev.dataTransfer.types[i]);
}
}
// Print each item's "kind" and "type"
if (ev.dataTransfer.items != null) {
for (var i=0; i < ev.dataTransfer.items.length; i++) {
console.log("... items[" + i + "].kind = " + ev.dataTransfer.items[i].kind + " ; type = " + ev.dataTransfer.items[i].type);
}
}
}
function dragover_handler(ev) {
console.log("dragOver");
ev.preventDefault();
// Set the dropEffect to move
ev.dataTransfer.dropEffect = "move"
}
</script>
<body>
<h1>Examples of <code>DataTransfer</code>.{<code>types</code>, <code>items</code>} properties</h1>
<ul>
<li id="i1" ondragstart="dragstart_handler(event);" draggable="true">Drag Item 1 to the Drop Zone</li>
<li id="i2" ondragstart="dragstart_handler(event);" draggable="true">Drag Item 2 to the Drop Zone</li>
</ul>
<div id="target" ondrop="drop_handler(event);" ondragover="dragover_handler(event);">Drop Zone</div>
</body>
</html>
Specifications
Specification |
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HTML Standard # dom-datatransfer-types-dev |
Browser compatibility
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