DataTransferItem
The DataTransferItem object represents one drag data item. During a drag operation, each DragEvent has a dataTransfer property which contains a list of drag data items. Each item in the list is a DataTransferItem object.
Methods
getAsFile()
getAsFile(): File | null;
If the item is a file, the DataTransferItem.getAsFile() method returns the drag data item's File object. If the item is not a file, this method returns null.
Returns
File | null
getAsString()
getAsString(callback): void;
The DataTransferItem.getAsString() method invokes the given callback with the drag data item's string data as the argument if the item's kind is a Plain unicode string (i.e., kind is string).
Parameters
| Parameter | Type |
|---|---|
callback | FunctionStringCallback | null |
Returns
void
webkitGetAsEntry()
webkitGetAsEntry(): FileSystemEntry | null;
If the item described by the DataTransferItem is a file, webkitGetAsEntry() returns a FileSystemFileEntry or FileSystemDirectoryEntry representing it. If the item isn't a file, null is returned.
Returns
FileSystemEntry | null
Properties
kind
readonly kind: string;
The read-only DataTransferItem.kind property returns the kind–a string or a file–of the DataTransferItem object representing the drag data item.
type
readonly type: string;
The read-only DataTransferItem.type property returns the type (format) of the DataTransferItem object representing the drag data item. The type is a Unicode string generally given by a MIME type, although a MIME type is not required.