Control.DragDrop Event

Definition

Occurs when a drag-and-drop operation is completed.

public:
 event System::Windows::Forms::DragEventHandler ^ DragDrop;
public event System.Windows.Forms.DragEventHandler DragDrop;
public event System.Windows.Forms.DragEventHandler? DragDrop;
member this.DragDrop : System.Windows.Forms.DragEventHandler 
Public Custom Event DragDrop As DragEventHandler 

Event Type

Examples

This code excerpt demonstrates using the DragDrop event. See the DoDragDrop method for the complete code example.

void ListDragTarget_DragDrop( Object^ /*sender*/, System::Windows::Forms::DragEventArgs^ e )
{
   // Ensure that the list item index is contained in the data.
   if ( e->Data->GetDataPresent( System::String::typeid ) )
   {
      Object^ item = dynamic_cast<Object^>(e->Data->GetData( System::String::typeid ));
      
      // Perform drag-and-drop, depending upon the effect.
      if ( e->Effect == DragDropEffects::Copy || e->Effect == DragDropEffects::Move )
      {
         // Insert the item.
         if ( indexOfItemUnderMouseToDrop != ListBox::NoMatches )
                        ListDragTarget->Items->Insert( indexOfItemUnderMouseToDrop, item );
         else
                        ListDragTarget->Items->Add( item );
      }
   }

   // Reset the label text.
   DropLocationLabel->Text = "None";
}
private void ListDragTarget_DragDrop(object sender, DragEventArgs e)
{
    // Ensure that the list item index is contained in the data.
    if (e.Data.GetDataPresent(typeof(System.String)))
    {
        Object item = e.Data.GetData(typeof(System.String));

        // Perform drag-and-drop, depending upon the effect.
        if (e.Effect == DragDropEffects.Copy ||
            e.Effect == DragDropEffects.Move)
        {
            // Insert the item.
            if (indexOfItemUnderMouseToDrop != ListBox.NoMatches)
                ListDragTarget.Items.Insert(indexOfItemUnderMouseToDrop, item);
            else
                ListDragTarget.Items.Add(item);
        }
    }
    // Reset the label text.
    DropLocationLabel.Text = "None";
}
Private Sub ListDragTarget_DragDrop(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As DragEventArgs) Handles ListDragTarget.DragDrop
    ' Ensures that the list item index is contained in the data.

    If (e.Data.GetDataPresent(GetType(System.String))) Then

        Dim item As Object = CType(e.Data.GetData(GetType(System.String)), System.Object)

        ' Perform drag-and-drop, depending upon the effect.
        If (e.Effect = DragDropEffects.Copy Or
            e.Effect = DragDropEffects.Move) Then

            ' Insert the item.
            If (indexOfItemUnderMouseToDrop <> ListBox.NoMatches) Then
                ListDragTarget.Items.Insert(indexOfItemUnderMouseToDrop, item)
            Else
                ListDragTarget.Items.Add(item)

            End If
        End If
        ' Reset the label text.
        DropLocationLabel.Text = "None"
    End If
End Sub

Remarks

The X and Y properties of the DragEventArgs are in screen coordinates, not client coordinates. The following line of Visual C# code converts the properties to a client Point.

Point clientPoint = targetControl.PointToClient(new Point(de.X, de.Y));

Note

In versions earlier than .NET Framework 2.0, if you put a UserControl with DragEnter and DragDrop events on a Windows Form and drag and drop something onto the UserControl at design time, the DropDrop and DropEnter events are raised. However, when you close and reopen the solution, the DragEnter and DragDrop events are not raised again.

For more information about handling events, see Handling and Raising Events.

Applies to

See also