addEventListener("drag", function(event)); - Javascript DOM Event

Javascript examples for DOM Event:addEventListener

Description

The ondrag event occurs when an element or text selection is being dragged.

Summary

Bubbles Yes
Cancelable Yes
Event type: DragEvent
Supported HTML tags: All HTML elements

Demo Code

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<!DOCTYPE HTML>
<html>
<head>
<style>
.droptarget {//w ww  .j av a  2  s  .co m
    float: left;
    width: 100px;
    height: 35px;
    margin: 15px;
    padding: 10px;
    border: 1px solid #EEE;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>

<div class="droptarget">
  <p draggable="true" id="dragtarget">Drag me!</p>
</div>

<div class="droptarget">drop here</div>

<p id="demo"></p>

<script>
document.addEventListener("dragstart", function(event) {
    event.dataTransfer.setData("Text", event.target.id);
});

document.addEventListener("drag", function(event) {
    document.getElementById("demo").innerHTML = "The p element is being dragged";
});

document.addEventListener("dragover", function(event) {
    event.preventDefault();
});

document.addEventListener("drop", function(event) {
    event.preventDefault();
    if ( event.target.className == "droptarget" ) {
        var data = event.dataTransfer.getData("Text");
        event.target.appendChild(document.getElementById(data));
        document.getElementById("demo").innerHTML = "The p element was dropped";
    }
});
</script>

</body>
</html>

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