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The HTML Drag and Drop API enables an element to be dragged and dropped.
Drag the W3Schools image into the second rectangle.
Drag and drop is a very common feature. It is when you "grab" an object and drag it to a different location.
The numbers in the table specify the first browser version that fully supports Drag and Drop.
4.0 9.0 3.5 6.0 12.0
The example below is a simple drag and drop example:
<!DOCTYPE HTML> <html> <head> <script>
function dragstartHandler(ev) {
ev.dataTransfer.setData("text", ev.target.id);
}
function dragoverHandler(ev) {
ev.preventDefault();
}
function dropHandler(ev) {
ev.preventDefault();
const data = ev.dataTransfer.getData("text");
ev.target.appendChild(document.getElementById(data));
}</script> </head> <body> <div id="div1" ondrop="dropHandler(event)" ondragover="dragoverHandler(event)"></div> <img id="img1" src="img_logo.gif" draggable="true" ondragstart="dragstartHandler(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.
First of all: To make an element draggable, set the draggable attribute to true: <img id="img1" draggable="true"> or: <p id="p1" draggable="true">Draggable text</p>
Formula
What to Drag - ondragstart and setData()
Then, specify what should happen when the element is dragged.In the example above, the ondragstart attribute of the <img> element calls a function (dragstartHandler(ev)), that specifies what data to be dragged. The dataTransfer.setData() method sets the data type and the value of the dragged data:
function dragstartHandler(ev) {
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 ("img1").Where to Drop - ondragover
Formula
The ondragover attrribute of the < div >element calls a function (dragoverHandler(ev)), that 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.
method for the ondragover event:
function dragoverHandler(ev) {
ev.preventDefault();
}Formula
Do the Drop - ondrop
When the dragged data is dropped, a drop event occurs.
In the example above, the ondrop attribute of the < div > element calls a function, dropHandler(event):function dropHandler(ev) {
ev.preventDefault();
const data = ev.dataTransfer.getData("text");
ev.target.appendChild(document.getElementById(data));
}to prevent the browser default handling of the data (default is open as link on drop) Get the dragged data with the dataTransfer.getData()
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 ("img1") Append the dragged element into the drop element
Formula
How to drag and drop an < h1 > element to a < div > element:<script>
function dragstartHandler(ev) {
ev.dataTransfer.setData("text", ev.target.id);
}
function dragoverHandler(ev) {
ev.preventDefault();
}
function dropHandler(ev) {
ev.preventDefault();
const data =
ev.dataTransfer.getData("text");
ev.target.appendChild(document.getElementById(data));
}</script> </head> <body> <div id="div1" ondrop="dropHandler(event)" ondragover="dragoverHandler(event)"></div> <h1 id="h1" draggable="true" ondragstart="dragstartHandler(event)">W3Schools.com</h1>
Formula
How to drag and drop an < a > element to a < div > element:<script>
function dragstartHandler(ev) {
ev.dataTransfer.setData("text", ev.target.id);
}
function dragoverHandler(ev) {
ev.preventDefault();
}
function dropHandler(ev) {
ev.preventDefault();
const data =
ev.dataTransfer.getData("text");
ev.target.appendChild(document.getElementById(data));
}</script> </head> <body> <div id="div1" ondrop="dropHandler(event)" ondragover="dragoverHandler(event)"></div> <a id="link1" href="https://w3schools.com" draggable="true" ondragstart="dragstartHandler(event)">W3Schools.com</a>
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How to drag and drop an image back and forth between two < div > elements: