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HTML Drag and Drop API

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In HTML, any element can be dragged and dropped.

Example

Drag the W3Schools image into the rectangle.

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.

Browser Support
The numbers in the table specify the first browser version that fully supports
Drag and Drop.

API

Drag and Drop 4.0 9.0 3.5 6.0

HTML Drag and Drop Example


The example below is a simple drag and drop example:

Example
<!DOCTYPE HTML>
<html>
<head>
<script>
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));
}
</script>
</head>
<body>

<div id="div1" ondrop="drop(event)" ondragover="allowDrop(event)"><


/div>

<img id="drag1" src="img_logo.gif" draggable="true" ondragstart="dr


ag(event)" width="336" height="69">

</body>
</html>
Try it Yourself »

It might seem complicated, but lets go through all the different parts of a drag
and drop event.

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Make an Element Draggable


First of all: To make an element draggable, set the draggable attribute to true:

<img draggable="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:

function drag(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 ("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:

event.preventDefault()

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):

function drop(ev) {
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() 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
Example
How to drag (and drop) an image back and forth between two <div> elements:

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