DataTransfer: addElement() method

Experimental: This is an experimental technology
Check the Browser compatibility table carefully before using this in production.

Non-standard: This feature is not standardized. We do not recommend using non-standard features in production, as they have limited browser support, and may change or be removed. However, they can be a suitable alternative in specific cases where no standard option exists.

The DataTransfer.addElement() method sets the drag source to the given element. This element will be the element to which drag and dragend events are fired, and not the default target (the node that was dragged).

Note: This method is Firefox-specific.

Syntax

addElement(element)

Parameters

element: The Element to set as the drag source.

Return value

None (undefined).

Examples

This example shows the use of the addElement() method

function changeDragNode(event, node) {
  const dt = event.dataTransfer;
  dt.addElement(node);
}

Specifications

This method is not defined in any Web standard.

Browser compatibility

	desktop					mobile
	Chrome	Edge	Firefox	Opera	Safari	Chrome Android	Firefox for Android	Opera Android	Safari on iOS	Samsung Internet	WebView Android	WebView on iOS
`addElement` Experimental Non-standard	Chrome – No support Chrome footnote No support	Edge – No support Edge footnote No support	Firefox – Full support Firefox 3.5 (Release date: 2009-06-30) footnote Full support	Opera – No support Opera footnote No support	Safari – No support Safari footnote No support	Chrome Android – No support Chrome Android footnote No support	Firefox for Android – Full support Firefox for Android 4 (Release date: 2011-03-29) footnote Full support	Opera Android – No support Opera Android footnote No support	Safari on iOS – No support Safari on iOS footnote No support	Samsung Internet – No support Samsung Internet footnote No support	WebView Android – No support WebView Android footnote No support	WebView on iOS – No support WebView on iOS footnote No support

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Full support: Full support
No support: No support
: Experimental. Expect behavior to change in the future.
: Non-standard. Check cross-browser support before using.