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
representing the name of the event (see DragEvent event types).DOMString
- 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 Standard The definition of 'DragEvent' in that specification. |
Living Standard | |
HTML 5.1 The definition of 'DragEvent' in that specification. |
Recommendation | Initial definition |
Browser compatibility
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