DataTransferItem

The DataTransferItem object represents one drag data item. During a drag operation, each drag event has a dataTransfer property which contains a list of drag data items. Each item in the list is a DataTransferItem object.

This interface has no constructor.

Instance properties

DataTransferItem.kind Read only: The kind of drag data item, string or file.
DataTransferItem.type Read only: The drag data item's type, typically a MIME type.

Instance methods

DataTransferItem.getAsFile(): Returns the File object associated with the drag data item (or null if the drag item is not a file).
DataTransferItem.getAsFileSystemHandle() Experimental: Returns a FileSystemFileHandle if the dragged item is a file, or a FileSystemDirectoryHandle if the dragged item is a directory.
DataTransferItem.getAsString(): Invokes the specified callback with the drag data item string as its argument.
DataTransferItem.webkitGetAsEntry(): Returns an object based on FileSystemEntry representing the selected file's entry in its file system. This will generally be either a FileSystemFileEntry or FileSystemDirectoryEntry object.

Example

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Specifications

Specification
HTML Standard # the-datatransferitem-interface

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