The dragenter event is fired when a dragged element or text selection enters a valid drop target.
The target object is the immediate user selection (the element directly indicated by the user as the drop target), or the <body> element.
| Bubbles | Yes |
|---|---|
| Cancelable | Yes |
| Default action | Reject immediate user selection as potential target element. |
| Interface | DragEvent |
| Event handler property | ondragenter |
Examples
See the drag event for example code or this JSFiddle demo.
Specifications
| Specification | Status | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| HTML Living Standard The definition of 'dragenter' in that specification. |
Living Standard |
Browser compatibility
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| Desktop | Mobile | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
dragenter event | Chrome Full support 4 | 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 No support No | Opera Android No support No | Safari iOS Full support 11 | Samsung Internet Android No support No |
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See also
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