DataTransferItem: type property
The read-only DataTransferItem.type
property returns the type (format) of the DataTransferItem
object representing the drag data item. The type
is a Unicode string generally given by a MIME type, although a MIME type is not required.
Some example types are: text/plain
and text/html
.
Value
A string representing the drag data item's type.
Examples
This example shows the use of the type
property.
function drop_handler(ev) {
console.log("Drop");
ev.preventDefault();
const data = ev.dataTransfer.items;
for (let i = 0; i < data.length; i += 1) {
if (data[i].kind === "string" && data[i].type.match("^text/plain")) {
data[i].getAsString((s) => {
ev.target.appendChild(document.getElementById(s));
});
} else if (data[i].kind === "string" && data[i].type.match("^text/html")) {
console.log("… Drop: HTML");
} else if (
data[i].kind === "string" &&
data[i].type.match("^text/uri-list")
) {
console.log("… Drop: URI");
} else if (data[i].kind === "file" && data[i].type.match("^image/")) {
const f = data[i].getAsFile();
console.log("… Drop: File ");
}
}
}
Specifications
Browser compatibility
|
Desktop |
Mobile |
|
Chrome |
Edge |
Firefox |
Internet Explorer |
Opera |
Safari |
WebView Android |
Chrome Android |
Firefox for Android |
Opera Android |
Safari on IOS |
Samsung Internet |
type |
11 |
12 |
50 |
No |
12 |
5.1 |
4 |
18 |
50 |
≤14 |
5 |
1.0 |
See also