The DataTransferItem
object represents one drag data item. During a drag operation, each drag event
has a dataTransfer
property which contains a list
of drag data items. Each item in the list is a DataTransferItem
object.
This interface has no constructor.
Properties
DataTransferItem.kind
Read only- The kind of drag data item,
string
orfile
. DataTransferItem.type
Read only- The drag data item's type, typically a MIME type.
Methods
DataTransferItem.getAsFile()
- Returns the
File
object associated with the drag data item (or null if the drag item is not a file). DataTransferItem.getAsString()
- Invokes the specified callback with the drag data item string as its argument.
DataTransferItem.webkitGetAsEntry()
- Returns an object based on
FileSystemEntry
representing the selected file's entry in its file system. This will generally be either aFileSystemFileEntry
orFileSystemDirectoryEntry
object.
Example
All of this interface's methods and properties have their own reference page, and each reference page has an example of its usage.
Specifications
Specification | Status | Comment |
---|---|---|
WHATWG HTML Living Standard The definition of 'DataTransferItem' in that specification. |
Living Standard | Initial definition. |
HTML5.1 The definition of 'DataTransferItem' in that specification. |
Recommendation | W3C snapshot of WHATWG |
File and Directory Entries API The definition of 'DataTransferItem.webkitGetAsEntry()' in that specification. |
Editor's Draft | Definition of webkitGetAsEntry() as part of the File and Directory Entries API. |
Browser compatibility
Feature | Chrome | Edge | Firefox (Gecko) | Internet Explorer | Opera | Safari (WebKit) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Basic support | 4 | (Yes) | 50 (50) | No support | 12 | No support |
Feature | Android | Android Webview | Chrome for Android | Edge | Firefox Mobile (Gecko) | Firefox OS | IE Mobile | Opera Mobile | Safari Mobile |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Basic support | No support | No support | No support | ? | 50.0 (50) | No support | No support | No support | No support |