HTML ondrop Event Attribute


The HTML ondrop event attribute is triggered when a draggable element or text is dropped on a valid drop target in an HTML document.

Syntax

Following is the syntax −

<tagname ondrop=”script”></tagname>

Let us see an example of HTML ondrop event Attribute−

Example

 Live Demo

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<style>
   body {
      color: #000;
      height: 100vh;
      background-color: #FBAB7E;
      background-image: linear-gradient(62deg, #FBAB7E 0%, #F7CE68 100%);
      text-align: center;
   }
   .drop-target {
      display: inline-block;
      width: 150px;
      height: 150px;
      border: 2px solid #FFF;
      margin: 1rem;
      vertical-align: middle;
      padding: 20px;
   }
   .circle {
      background: #db133a;
      height: 40px;
      width: 40px;
      border-radius: 50%;
   }
   .show {
      color: #fff;
      font-size: 1.2rem;
   }
</style>
</head>
<body>
<h1>HTML ondrop Event Attribute Demo</h1>
<div class="drop-target" ondrop="drop(event)" ondragover="allowDrop(event)">
<p ondragstart="dragStart(event)" ondrag="dragging(event)" draggable="true" class="circle"></p>
</div>
<div class="drop-target" ondrop="drop(event)" ondragover="allowDrop(event)"></div>
<p>Now try to drag and drop the red circle</p>
<div class="show"></div>
<script>
   function dragStart(event) {
      event.dataTransfer.setData("Text", event.target.id);
   }
   function dragging(event) {
      document.querySelector(".show").innerHTML = "Circle is being dragged";
   }
   function allowDrop(event) {
      event.preventDefault();
   }
   function drop(event) {
      event.preventDefault();
      event.target.appendChild(document.querySelector('.circle'));
      document.querySelector(".show").innerHTML = "Circle was dropped";
   }
</script>
</body>
</html>

Output

Now try to drag and drop the red circle between the two boxes to observe how ondrop event attribute works.

Updated on: 27-Sep-2019

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