JavaScript ondrop Event

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JavaScript ondrop Event

The ondrop event occurs when a draggable element is dropped on a valid drop target.

ondrop Event as Attribute

Example

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<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <body> <p id="point">Drag the ball inside the Box:</p> <div id="myDiv" ondrop="onDrop(event)" ondragover="onDragOver(event)"></div> <img id="myImg" src="/football.svg" draggable="true" ondragstart="onDragStart(event)"> <script> var x = document.getElementById("point"); function onDragOver(e){ e.preventDefault(); } function onDragStart(e){ e.dataTransfer.setData("text", e.target.id); } function onDrop(e){ var data = e.dataTransfer.getData("text"); e.target.appendChild(document.getElementById(data)); x.innerHTML = "Good Job"; } </script> </body> </html>
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Syntax

As Attribute

<element ondrop="JavaScript">

As Property

object.ondrop = function(){ // code };

Using Event Listener

object.addEventListener("drop" , myScript);

ondrop Event as Property

Example

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<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <body> <p id="point">Drag the ball inside the Box:</p> <div id="myDiv" ondragover="onDragOver(event)"></div> <img id="myImg" src="/football.svg" draggable="true" ondragstart="onDragStart(event)" width="95" height="95"> <script> var x = document.getElementById("point"); var myDiv = document.getElementById("myDiv"); function onDragOver(e){ e.preventDefault(); } function onDragStart(e){ e.dataTransfer.setData("text", e.target.id); } myDiv.ondrop = function(e){ var data = e.dataTransfer.getData("text"); e.target.appendChild(document.getElementById(data)); x.innerHTML = "Good Job"; } </script> </body> </html>
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Using addEventListener() Method

Note: The addEventListener() method is not supported in Internet Explorer 8 and below.

Example

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<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <body> <p id="point">Drag the ball inside the Box:</p> <div id="myDiv" ondragover="onDragOver(event)"></div> <img id="myImg" src="/football.svg" draggable="true" ondragstart="onDragStart(event)" width="95" height="95"> <script> var x = document.getElementById("point"); var myDiv = document.getElementById("myDiv"); function onDragOver(e){ e.preventDefault(); } function onDragStart(e){ e.dataTransfer.setData("text", e.target.id); } myDiv.addEventListener("drop", function(e){ var data = e.dataTransfer.getData("text"); e.target.appendChild(document.getElementById(data)); x.innerHTML = "Good Job"; }); </script> </body> </html>
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