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HTML ondrop Event Attribute

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The ondrop event attribute is used to drag an element or text and drop it into a valid droppable location or target. The drag and drop is a common feature of HTML 5. 

Note: By default, the images and links are draggable.
There are different events that are used and occur before ondrop event. 

  • Events occur on the draggable target
  • Events occur on the drop target:

Supported Tags: It supports all HTML tags. 

Events occur on the draggable target: There are three events that are used to drag an element from the source location. 

EventFunctionality
ondragstartThis event is used when the user starts to drag an element.
ondragThe ondrag event is used to drag an element.
ondragendThis event is used to finish the dragging of an element.

Events occur on the drop of the target: The list of events that are used to drop an element is given below: 

EventFunctionality
ondragenterThis event is used to drag an element and enter into the valid drop target.
ondragoverThis event is used when the dragged element is over the drop location.
ondragleaveThis event occurs when the dragged element leaves the drop target.
ondropThis event occurs when the dragged element is dropped on the drop target.

Example: In this example, we will use ondrop event attribute

HTML




<!DOCTYPE HTML>
<html>
<head>
    <title>
        HTML ondrop Event Attribute
    </title>
    <style>
       
        /* CSS property to create box */
        #geeks {
            width: 220px;
            height: 120px;
            padding: 15px;
            border: 3px solid #4cb96b;
        }
    </style>
    <script>
       
        /* script to allow drop of element */
        function allowDrop(gg) {
            gg.preventDefault();
        }
       
        /* script to drag an element */
        function drag(gg) {
            gg.dataTransfer.setData("text", gg.target.id);
        }
       
        /* script to drop an element */
        function drop(gg) {
            gg.preventDefault();
            var data =
                gg.dataTransfer.getData("text");
            gg.target.appendChild(document.getElementById(data));
        }
    </script>
</head>
<body>
    <p>Drop the image into the rectangle:</p>
    <!-- ondrop event call here -->
    <div id="geeks" ondrop="drop(event)"
         ondragover="allowDrop(event)">
    </div><br>
    <img id="gfg"
         src=
         draggable="true"
         ondragstart="drag(event)" alt="" />
</body>
</html>

Output: 

 

Supported Browsers: The browser supported by HTML ondrop Event Attribute are listed below: 

  • Google Chrome 1.0
  • Edge 12.0
  • Internet Explorer 9.0
  • Firefox 9.0
  • Safari 3.1
  • Opera 12.0

Last Updated : 09 Jun, 2023
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