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Drag and drop is a part of the HTML5 standard.
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Drag and Drop
Drag and drop is a very common feature. It is when you “grab” an object and drag it to a different location.
In HTML5, drag and drop is part of the standard, and any element can be draggable.
Browser Support
Internet Explorer 9+, Firefox, Opera, Chrome, and Safari support drag and drop.
Note: Drag and drop does not work in Safari 5.1.2.
HTML5 Drag and Drop Example
The example below is a simple drag and drop example:
Example
<html>
<head>
function allowDrop(ev)
{
ev.preventDefault();
}
function drag(ev)
{
ev.dataTransfer.setData(“Text”,ev.target.id);
}
function drop(ev)
{
ev.preventDefault();
var data = ev.dataTransfer.getData(“Text”);
ev.target.appendChild(document.getElementById(data));
}
</head>
<body>
<img id=”drag1″ src=”img_logo.gif” draggable=”true”
ondragstart=”drag(event)” width=”336″ height=”69″
</body>
</html>
It might seem complicated, but lets go through all the different parts of a drag and drop event.
Make an Element Draggable
First of all: To make an element draggable, set the draggable attribute to true:
What to Drag – ondragstart and setData()
Then, specify what should happen when the element is dragged.
In the example above, the ondragstart attribute calls a function, drag(event), that specifies what data to be dragged.
The dataTransfer.setData() method sets the data type and the value of the dragged data:
{
ev.dataTransfer.setData(“Text”,ev.target.id);
}
In this case, the data type is “Text” and the value is the id of the draggable element (“drag1”).
Where to Drop – ondragover
The ondragover event specifies where the dragged data can be dropped.
By default, data/elements cannot be dropped in other elements. To allow a drop, we must prevent the default handling of the element.
This is done by calling the event.preventDefault() method for the ondragover event:
Do the Drop – ondrop
When the dragged data is dropped, a drop event occurs.
In the example above, the ondrop attribute calls a function, drop(event):
{
ev.preventDefault();
var data = ev.dataTransfer.getData(“Text”);
ev.target.appendChild(document.getElementById(data));
}
Code explained:
- Call preventDefault() to prevent the browser default handling of the data (default is open as link on drop)
- Get the dragged data with the dataTransfer.getData(“Text”) method. This method will return any data that was set to the same type in the setData() method
- The dragged data is the id of the dragged element (“drag1”)
- Append the dragged element into the drop element
More Examples
Drag image back and forth
How to drag (and drop) an image back and forth between two <div> elements.