On Monday 05 June 2006 18:27, Dennis Riedel wrote: > What I want to get now is the data within this "DragSource" object from > the item I am dragging. The documentation (LiveDocs) says something > about an IDataProvider Interface but I cannot find it anywhere in the > LiveDocs.
I built last week a thing that had drag/drop panels. The way outlined in the Flex docs is that you store the data you want to pass on in the drag object (dragSource). I've attached the sample code from the docs. -- Tom Chiverton **************************************************** This email is sent for and on behalf of Halliwells LLP. Halliwells LLP is a limited liability partnership registered in England and Wales under registered number OC307980 whose registered office address is at St James's Court Brown Street Manchester M2 2JF. A list of members is available for inspection at the registered office. Any reference to a partner in relation to Halliwells LLP means a member of Halliwells LLP. Regulated by the Law Society. CONFIDENTIALITY This email is intended only for the use of the addressee named above and may be confidential or legally privileged. If you are not the addressee you must not read it and must not use any information contained in nor copy it nor inform any person other than Halliwells LLP or the addressee of its existence or contents. If you have received this email in error please delete it and notify Halliwells LLP IT Department on 0870 365 8008. For more information about Halliwells LLP visit www.halliwells.com. We are pleased to announce that Halliwells LLP has been voted AIM Lawyer of the Year at the 2005 Growth Company Awards ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Protect your PC from spy ware with award winning anti spy technology. It's free. http://us.click.yahoo.com/97bhrC/LGxNAA/yQLSAA/nhFolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> -- Flexcoders Mailing List FAQ: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/flexcoders/files/flexcodersFAQ.txt Search Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/flexcoders/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
<?xml version="1.0"?> <mx:Application xmlns:mx="http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml";> <mx:Script> <![CDATA[ import mx.core.DragSource; import mx.managers.DragManager; import mx.events.*; import mx.containers.Canvas; // Called when the user clicks the mouse on either colored canvas. // Initializes the drag. private function dragIt(event:MouseEvent, text:String, format:String):void { // Get the drag initiator component from the event object. var dragInitiator:Canvas=Canvas(event.currentTarget); // Create a DragSource object. var ds:DragSource = new DragSource(); // Add the data to the object. ds.addData(text, format); // Create a Canvas container to use as the drag proxy. // You must specify a size for the proxy image, // or else it will not appear. var canvasProxy:Canvas = new Canvas(); canvasProxy.width=30; canvasProxy.height=30; canvasProxy.setStyle('backgroundColor', dragInitiator.getStyle('backgroundColor')); // Call the DragManager doDrag() method to start the drag. // For information on this method, see // the "Initiating the drag" section. DragManager.doDrag(dragInitiator, ds, event, canvasProxy); } // Called if the user dragged a proxy onto the drop target canvas. private function doDragEnter(event:DragEvent):void { // Get the drop target component from the event object. var dropTarget:Canvas=Canvas(event.currentTarget); // Accept the drag only if the user is dragging data // identified by the 'color' format value. if (event.dragSource.hasFormat('color')) { DragManager.acceptDragDrop(dropTarget); } } // Called if the target accepts the dragged object and the user // releases the mouse button while over the canvas. // Handles the dragDrop event for the List control. private function doDragDrop(event:DragEvent):void { // Get the data identified by the color format from the drag source. var data:Object = event.dragSource.dataForFormat('color'); // Set the canvas color. myCanvas.setStyle("backgroundColor", data); } ]]> </mx:Script> <!-- A horizontal box with red and green canvases the user can drag --> <mx:HBox> <mx:Canvas backgroundColor="red" borderStyle="solid" width="30" height="30" mouseMove="dragIt(event, 'red', 'color');"/> <mx:Canvas backgroundColor="green" borderStyle="solid" width="30" height="30" mouseMove="dragIt(event, 'green', 'color');"/> </mx:HBox> <mx:Label text="Drag the item into this canvas"/> <!-- Handles dragEnter and dragDrop events to allow dropping --> <mx:Canvas id="myCanvas" backgroundColor="#FFFFFF" borderStyle="solid" width="100" height="100" dragEnter="doDragEnter(event);" dragDrop="doDragDrop(event);"/> </mx:Application>
