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drag

Overview Table

Synchronous No
Bubbles No
Target dom/Element
Cancelable No
Default action ?
## Examples

This example shows when and where each event fires during a drag-and-drop operation by listing each event and the name of the object firing it in a list box.

<HEAD>
<SCRIPT>
// Code for dynamically adding options to a select.
function ShowResults()
{               // Information about the events
                 // and what object fired them.
  arg = event.type + "  fired by  " + event.srcElement.id;
  var oNewOption = new Option();
  oNewOption.text = arg;
  oResults.add(oNewOption,0);
}
</SCRIPT>
</HEAD>
<BODY>
<P>Source events are wired up to this text box.</P>
<INPUT ID=txtDragOrigin VALUE="Text to Drag"
    ondragstart="ShowResults()"
    ondrag="ShowResults()"
    ondragend="ShowResults()"
>
<P>Target events are bound to this text box.</P>
<INPUT ID=txtDragDestination VALUE="Drag Destination"
    ondragenter="ShowResults()"
    ondragover="ShowResults()"
    ondragleave="ShowResults()"
    ondrop="ShowResults()"
>
<SELECT ID=oResults SIZE=30>
  <OPTION>List of Events Fired
</SELECT>
</BODY>

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Notes

Remarks

This event fires on the source object after the event. The ondrag event fires throughout the drag operation, whether the selection being dragged is over the drag source, a valid target, or an invalid target. Calls the associated event handler if there is one. To invoke this event, do one of the following:

  • Drag a text selection or object within the client.
  • Drag a text selection or object to another client.
  • Drag a text selection or object to a drop target in another application.
  • Drag a text selection or object to the system desktop.

Syntax

Standards information

There are no standards that apply here.

Event handler parameters

pEvtObj [in]
Type: ****IHTMLEventObj****

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