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DragEvent: dataTransfer property

The DragEvent.dataTransfer property holds the drag operation's data (as a DataTransfer object).

This property is Read only .

Value

A DataTransfer object which contains the drag event's data.

Examples

This example illustrates accessing the drag and drop data within the dragend event handler.

js

function processData(d) {
  // Process the data …
}

dragTarget.addEventListener(
  "dragend",
  (ev) => {
    // Call the drag and drop data processor
    if (ev.dataTransfer !== null) processData(ev.dataTransfer);
  },
  false,
);

Specifications

Specification
HTML Standard
# dom-dragevent-datatransfer-dev

Browser compatibility

Desktop Mobile
Chrome Edge Firefox Internet Explorer Opera Safari WebView Android Chrome Android Firefox for Android Opera Android Safari on IOS Samsung Internet
dataTransfer 46 12 3.5
10The value is always null.
 33 14 No No 4 No No No

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