The dragleave
event is fired when a dragged element or text selection leaves a valid drop target.
General info
Properties
Property |
Type |
Description |
target Read only |
EventTarget |
The element that was underneath the element being dragged. |
type Read only |
DOMString |
The type of event. |
bubbles Read only |
Boolean |
Whether the event normally bubbles or not |
cancelable Read only |
Boolean |
Whether the event is cancellable or not? |
view Read only |
WindowProxy |
document.defaultView (window of the document) |
detail Read only |
long (float ) |
0. |
dataTransfer |
DataTransfer |
The data that underlies a drag-and-drop operation, known as the drag data store. Protected mode. |
currentTarget Read only |
EventTarget |
The node that had the event listener attached. |
relatedTarget Read only |
EventTarget |
For mouseover , mouseout , mouseenter and mouseleave events: the target of the complementary event (the mouseleave target in the case of a mouseenter event). null otherwise. |
screenX Read only |
long |
The X coordinate of the mouse pointer in global (screen) coordinates. |
screenY Read only |
long |
The Y coordinate of the mouse pointer in global (screen) coordinates. |
clientX Read only |
long |
The X coordinate of the mouse pointer in local (DOM content) coordinates. |
clientY Read only |
long |
The Y coordinate of the mouse pointer in local (DOM content) coordinates. |
button Read only |
unsigned short |
The button number that was pressed when the mouse event was fired: Left button=0, middle button=1 (if present), right button=2. For mice configured for left handed use in which the button actions are reversed the values are instead read from right to left. |
buttons Read only |
unsigned short |
The buttons being pressed when the mouse event was fired: Left button=1, Right button=2, Middle (wheel) button=4, 4th button (typically, "Browser Back" button)=8, 5th button (typically, "Browser Forward" button)=16. If two or more buttons are pressed, returns the logical sum of the values. E.g., if Left button and Right button are pressed, returns 3 (=1 | 2). More info. |
mozPressure Read only |
float |
The amount of pressure applied to a touch or tabdevice when generating the event; this value ranges between 0.0 (minimum pressure) and 1.0 (maximum pressure). |
ctrlKey Read only |
boolean |
true if the control key was down when the event was fired. false otherwise. |
shiftKey Read only |
boolean |
true if the shift key was down when the event was fired. false otherwise. |
altKey Read only |
boolean |
true if the alt key was down when the event was fired. false otherwise. |
metaKey Read only |
boolean |
true if the meta key was down when the event was fired. false otherwise. |
Example
<div class="dropzone">
<div id="draggable" draggable="true" ondragstart="event.dataTransfer.setData('text/plain',null)">
This div is draggable
</div>
</div>
<div class="dropzone"></div>
<div class="dropzone"></div>
<div class="dropzone"></div>
<style>
#draggable {
width: 200px;
height: 20px;
text-align: center;
background: white;
}
.dropzone {
width: 200px;
height: 20px;
background: blueviolet;
margin-bottom: 10px;
padding: 10px;
}
</style>
<script>
var dragged;
/* events fired on the draggable target */
document.addEventListener("drag", function( event ) {
}, false);
document.addEventListener("dragstart", function( event ) {
// store a ref. on the dragged elem
dragged = event.target;
// make it half transparent
event.target.style.opacity = .5;
}, false);
document.addEventListener("dragend", function( event ) {
// reset the transparency
event.target.style.opacity = "";
}, false);
/* events fired on the drop targets */
document.addEventListener("dragover", function( event ) {
// prevent default to allow drop
event.preventDefault();
}, false);
document.addEventListener("dragenter", function( event ) {
// highlight potential drop target when the draggable element enters it
if ( event.target.className == "dropzone" ) {
event.target.style.background = "purple";
}
}, false);
document.addEventListener("dragleave", function( event ) {
// reset background of potential drop target when the draggable element leaves it
if ( event.target.className == "dropzone" ) {
event.target.style.background = "";
}
}, false);
document.addEventListener("drop", function( event ) {
// prevent default action (open as link for some elements)
event.preventDefault();
// move dragged elem to the selected drop target
if ( event.target.className == "dropzone" ) {
event.target.style.background = "";
dragged.parentNode.removeChild( dragged );
event.target.appendChild( dragged );
}
}, false);
</script>
Specifications
Browser compatibility
Feature |
Chrome |
Firefox (Gecko) |
Internet Explorer |
Opera |
Safari (WebKit) |
Basic support |
4 |
3.5 (1.9.1) |
10 |
12 |
3.1 |
Feature |
Android |
Android Webview |
Chrome for Android |
Firefox Mobile (Gecko) |
Firefox OS |
IE Mobile |
Opera Mobile |
Safari Mobile |
Basic support |
No support |
No support |
No support |
No support |
No support |
10 |
No support |
No support |
See also