Web/API/DataTransferItem/type

The read-only DataTransferItem.type property returns the type (format) of the DataTransferItem object representing the drag data item. The type is a Unicode string generally given by a MIME type, although a MIME type is not required.

Some example types are: text/plain and text/html.

Syntax

dataItem.type;

Return value

A DOMString representing the drag data item's type.

Example

This example shows the use of the type property.

function drop_handler(ev) {
 console.log("Drop");
 ev.preventDefault();
 var data = ev.dataTransfer.items;
 for (var i = 0; i < data.length; i += 1) {
   if ((data[i].kind == 'string') && 
       (data[i].type.match('^text/plain'))) {
     // This item is the target node
     data[i].getAsString(function (s){
       ev.target.appendChild(document.getElementById(s)); 
     });
   } else if ((data[i].kind == 'string') && 
              (data[i].type.match('^text/html'))) {
     // Drag data item is HTML
     console.log("... Drop: HTML");
   } else if ((data[i].kind == 'string') && 
              (data[i].type.match('^text/uri-list'))) {
     // Drag data item is URI
     console.log("... Drop: URI");
   } else if ((data[i].kind == 'file') && 
              (data[i].type.match('^image/'))) {
     // Drag data item is an image file
     var f = data[i].getAsFile();
     console.log("... Drop: File ");
   }
 }
}

Specifications

Specification	Status	Comment
HTML Living StandardThe definition of 'type' in that specification.	Living Standard	Initial version
HTML 5.1The definition of 'type' in that specification.	Recommendation	Snapshot of the HTML WHATWG document

Browser compatibility

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	Desktop						Mobile
	Chrome	Edge	Firefox	Internet Explorer	Opera	Safari	Android webview	Chrome for Android	Firefox for Android	Opera for Android	Safari on iOS	Samsung Internet
`type`	Chrome Full support 11	Edge Full support 12	Firefox Full support 50	IE No support No	Opera Full support 12	Safari Full support 5.1	WebView Android Full support 4	Chrome Android Full support 18	Firefox Android Full support 50	Opera Android No support No	Safari iOS Full support 5	Samsung Internet Android Full support 1.0

Legend

Full support: Full support
No support: No support