DragEvent: dataTransfer property

{{APIRef("HTML Drag and Drop API")}}

The DragEvent.dataTransfer read-only property holds the drag operation's data (as a {{domxref("DataTransfer")}} object).

Value

A {{domxref("DataTransfer")}} object which contains the {{domxref("DragEvent","drag event's data", "", 1)}}.

The property can be null when the event is created using the constructor. It is never null when dispatched by the browser.

Examples

This example illustrates accessing the drag and drop data within the {{domxref("HTMLElement/dragend_event", "dragend")}} event handler.

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

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

Specifications

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Browser compatibility

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