This constructor is used to create a synthetic DragEvent
object.
Although this interface has a constructor, it is not possible to create a useful DataTransfer
object from script, since DataTransfer
objects have a processing and security model that is coordinated by the browser during drag-and-drops.
This interface inherits properties from MouseEvent
and Event
.
Syntax
event = new DragEvent(type, DragEventInit);
Arguments
- type
- Is a
representing the name of the event (see DragEvent event types).DOMString
- DragEventInitOptional
- Is a
DragEventInit
dictionary, having the following fields:"dataTransfer"
, optional and defaults to"null"
. The type is
.DataTransfer
The DragEventInit
dictionary inherits from the MouseEventInit dictionary
.
Specifications
Specification | Status | Comment |
---|---|---|
HTML Living Standard The definition of 'DragEvent' in that specification. |
Living Standard | |
HTML 5.1 The definition of 'DragEvent' in that specification. |
Recommendation | Initial definition |
Browser compatibility
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Desktop | Mobile | |||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DragEvent() constructor | Chrome Full support 46 | Edge Full support 12 | Firefox Full support 3.5 | IE Full support 10 | Opera Full support 12 | Safari Full support 3.1 | WebView Android No support No | Chrome Android No support No | Firefox Android Full support Yes | Opera Android No support No | Safari iOS No support No | Samsung Internet Android No support No |
Legend
- Full support
- Full support
- No support
- No support