Web/API/DragEvent/DragEvent

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 DOMString representing the name of the event (see DragEvent event types).

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 StandardThe definition of 'DragEvent' in that specification.	Living Standard
HTML 5.1The definition of 'DragEvent' in that specification.	Recommendation	Initial definition

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
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

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DragEvent() by Mozilla Contributors is licensed under CC-BY-SA 2.5.