The DataTransferItem.getAsString()
method invokes the given callback with the drag data item's string data as the argument if the item's kind
is a Plain unicode string (i.e. kind
is string
).
DataTransferItem.getAsString()
Syntax
getAsString(callback)
Parameters
-
callback
-
A callback function that has access to the
data transfer item's
string data. See Callback below for details.
Return value
Callback
The callback parameter is a callback function which accepts one parameter:
- string
-
The drag data item's string data.
The callback return value is undefined
.
Examples
This example shows the use of the getAsString()
method as an inline function in a drop
event handler.
function drop_handler(ev) { console.log("Drop"); ev.preventDefault(); var data = ev.dataTransfer.items; for (var i = 0; i < data.length; i += 1) { if ((data[i].kind == 'string') && (data[i].type.match('^text/plain'))) { // This item is the target node data[i].getAsString(function (s){ ev.target.appendChild(document.getElementById(s)); }); } else if ((data[i].kind == 'string') && (data[i].type.match('^text/html'))) { // Drag data item is HTML console.log("... Drop: HTML"); } else if ((data[i].kind == 'string') && (data[i].type.match('^text/uri-list'))) { // Drag data item is URI console.log("... Drop: URI"); } else if ((data[i].kind == 'file') && (data[i].type.match('^image/'))) { // Drag data item is an image file var f = data[i].getAsFile(); console.log("... Drop: File "); } } }
Specifications
Specification |
---|
HTML Standard # dom-datatransferitem-getasstring-dev |
Browser compatibility
Desktop | Mobile | |||||||||||
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Chrome | Edge | Firefox | Internet Explorer | Opera | Safari | WebView Android | Chrome Android | Firefox for Android | Opera Android | Safari on IOS | Samsung Internet | |
getAsString |
11
|
12
|
50
|
No
|
12
|
5.1
|
4
|
18
|
50
|
≤14
|
5
|
1.0
|
See also
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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/DataTransferItem/getAsString