Class DataTransfer

DataTransfer objects can conceptually contain various kinds of data.

Members Table

The following table lists the members exposed by the DataTransfer object.

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Show: Properties Methods

Attribute Description Property Type Readonly Description dropEffect String false Controls the drag-and-drop feedback that the user is given during a drag-and-drop operation. effectAllowed String false Used in the drag-and-drop processing model to initialise the dropEffect attribute during the dragenter and dragover events. types StringList true Contains the list of formats that are stored in the DataTransfer object. Method Returns Description addElement Void An alternative way of specifying how the user agent is to render the drag feedback. It adds an element to the DataTransfer object. Sytaxis: object.addElement(node) Arguments: Name Type O/R Description node Element Required Reference to an element. clearData Void Clears the DataTransfer object of any data associated with the given format. Sytaxis: object.clearData(format) Arguments: Name Type O/R Description format String Required Data format. getData String Returns the data that is associated with the type format, if any. Sytaxis: object.getData(format) Arguments: Name Type O/R Description format String Required Data format. setData Void Adds data to the data stored in the DataTransfer object, labeled as being of the type format. Sytaxis: object.setData(format, data) Arguments: Name Type O/R Description format String Required Data format. data String Required Data content. setDragImage Void Sets which element to use to generate the drag feedback. Sytaxis: object.setDragImage(image, x, y) Arguments: Name Type O/R Description image Element Required Reference to an image element. x Number Required Left coordinate. y Number Required Top coordinate. Event B C Interface Description Pseudo-class Description Constant Value Description

Examples

<div ondrop="event.dataTransfer.getData('text/plain')">
	<div aml:draggable="true"></div>
	<div aml:draggable="true"></div>
</div>