Name: dragDrop

Type: message

Syntax: dragDrop

Summary: Sent to the <object> where data was dropped when a <drag and drop> finishes.

Introduced: 2.0

OS: mac,windows,linux

Platforms: desktop,server

Example:
on dragDrop -- check whether a file is being dropped
  if the dragData["files"] is empty then beep 2
  pass dragDrop
end dragDrop

Description:
Handle the <dragDrop> <message> to perform an action when the user drops data, or <trap> the <message> to prevent text from being dropped.

The <dragDrop> <message> is sent to the <control> where data is being dragged.

>*Important:*  If the <acceptDrop> <property> is set to false at the time the drop occurs, no <dragDrop> <message> is sent.

LiveCode automatically handles the mechanics of dragging and dropping text between and within unlocked fields. To support this type of drag and drop operation, you don't need to do any scripting: the text is dropped into the field automatically when LiveCode receives the <dragDrop> <message>.

To prevent an unlocked field from accepting a drag and drop, trap the <dragDrop> <message>. If you don't want to allow a particular <field(keyword)> to accept text drops, place a <dragDrop> <handler> in the field that does not contain a <pass> <control structure>:

  on dragDrop -- in script of field or one of its owners
    -- do nothing, but trap the message
  end dragDrop

On the other hand, if you want to perform some action when text is dropped into an unlocked field, you need to pass the <dragDrop> <message> once you're done with it in order to allow the drop to take place:

  on dragDrop
    set the cursor to 9023
    pass dragDrop -- needed for drop to occur
  end dragDrop

To accept drops to a locked field or a control other than a field, handle the <dragDrop> message, using the <dragData> <property> to determine what data is being dragged. For these objects, your <dragDrop> <handler> must get the dragged data and put it into the <object> (or perform whatever action you want to do on a drop); the behavior is not automated as it is for <unlock|unlocked> <field(object)|fields>.

References: dragData (property), acceptDrop (property), dragImageOffset (property), dragAction (property), dragEnd (message), field (keyword), field (object), object (object), dropChunk (function), dragSource (function), property (glossary), handler (glossary), message (glossary), unlock (glossary), control structure (glossary), drag and drop (glossary), control (glossary), trap (glossary), pass (control_st)

Tags: ui
