DataTransferItem.kind
The read-only DataTransferItem.kind
property returns a
DataTransferItem
representing the drag data item kind: some text
or some file.
Value
A DOMString
representing the drag data item's kind. It must be one of
the following values:
'file'
-
If the drag data item is a file.
'string'
-
If the kind of drag data item is a plain Unicode string.
Examples
This example shows the use of the kind
property.
function drop_handler(ev) {
console.log("Drop");
ev.preventDefault();
var data = event.dataTransfer.items;
for (var i = 0; i < data.length; i += 1) {
if ((data[i].kind == 'string') &&
(data[i].type.match('^text/plain'))) {
// This item is the target node
data[i].getAsString(function (s){
ev.target.appendChild(document.getElementById(s));
});
} else if ((data[i].kind == 'string') &&
(data[i].type.match('^text/html'))) {
// Drag data item is HTML
console.log("... Drop: HTML");
} else if ((data[i].kind == 'file') &&
(data[i].type.match('^image/'))) {
// Drag data item is an image file
var f = data[i].getAsFile();
console.log("... Drop: File ");
}
}
}
Specifications
Specification |
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HTML Standard # dom-datatransferitem-kind-dev |
Browser compatibility
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