JavaScript/jQuery Draggable Options

This section describes options that configure the Draggable widget's contents, behavior, and appearance.

See Also

autoScroll

Enables automatic scrolling while dragging an item beyond the viewport.

Type:

Boolean

Default Value: true

See Also

boundary

Specifies a DOM element that limits the dragging area.

Type:

String

|

Element

|

jQuery

Default Value: undefined

This option accepts the following value types:

  • String
    A CSS selector. For example: "#elementId".
  • DOM Node
    An HTML DOM element. For example: document.getElementById("elementId").
  • jQuery
    A CSS selector wrapped in a jQuery element. For example: $("#elementId").

clone

Allows a user to drag clones of items instead of actual items.

Type:

Boolean

Default Value: false

container

Specifies a custom container in which the draggable item should be rendered.

Type:

String

|

Element

|

jQuery

Default Value: undefined

This option accepts the following value types:

  • String
    A CSS selector. For example: "#elementId".
  • DOM Node
    An HTML DOM element. For example: document.getElementById("elementId").
  • jQuery
    A CSS selector wrapped in a jQuery element. For example: $("#elementId").

cursorOffset

Specifies the cursor offset from the dragged item.

Type:

String

|

Object

data

A container for custom data.

Type: any
Default Value: undefined

dragComponent

An alias for the dragTemplate property specified in React. Accepts a custom component. Refer to Using a Custom Component for more information.

dragDirection

Specifies the directions in which an item can be dragged.

Type:

String

Default Value: 'both'
Accepted Values: 'both' | 'horizontal' | 'vertical'

dragRender

An alias for the dragTemplate property specified in React. Accepts a rendering function. Refer to Using a Rendering Function for more information.

dragTemplate

Specifies custom markup to be shown instead of the item being dragged.

Type:

template

Template Data:
Name Type Description
itemData any

The item's data.
itemElement

HTMLElement | jQuery

The container of the item being dragged. It is an HTML Element or a jQuery Element when you use jQuery.
Default Name: undefined

elementAttr

Specifies the attributes to be attached to the widget's root element.

Type:

Object

Default Value: {}

jQuery
$(function(){
    $("#draggableContainer").dxDraggable({
        // ...
        elementAttr: {
            id: "elementId",
            class: "class-name"
        }
    });
});
Angular
HTML
TypeScript
<dx-draggable ...
    [elementAttr]="{ id: 'elementId', class: 'class-name' }">
</dx-draggable>
import { DxDraggableModule } from "devextreme-angular";
// ...
export class AppComponent {
    // ...
}
@NgModule({
    imports: [
        // ...
        DxDraggableModule
    ],
    // ...
})
Vue
App.vue
<template>
    <DxDraggable ...
        :element-attr="draggableAttributes">
    </DxDraggable>
</template>

<script>
import DxDraggable from 'devextreme-vue/draggable';

export default {
    components: {
        DxDraggable
    },
    data() {
        return {
            draggableAttributes: {
                id: 'elementId',
                class: 'class-name'
            }
        }
    }
}
</script>
React
App.js
import React from 'react';

import Draggable from 'devextreme-react/draggable';

class App extends React.Component {
    draggableAttributes = {
        id: 'elementId',
        class: 'class-name'
    }

    render() {
        return (
            <Draggable ...
                elementAttr={this.draggableAttributes}>
            </Draggable>
        );
    }
}
export default App;

group

Allows you to group several widgets, so that users can drag and drop items between them.

Type:

String

Default Value: undefined

Set this option to identical values for the widgets you want to collect into a single group.

handle

Specifies a CSS selector (ID or class) that should act as the drag handle(s) for the item(s).

Type:

String

Default Value: ''

height

Specifies the widget's height.

Type:

Number

|

String

|

Function

Return Value:

Number

|

String

The widget's height.

Default Value: undefined

This option accepts a value of one of the following types:

  • Number
    The height in pixels.

  • String
    A CSS-accepted measurement of height. For example, "55px", "80%", "inherit".

  • Function
    A function returning either of the above. For example:

    JavaScript
    height: function() {
    return window.innerHeight / 1.5;
}

onDisposing

A function that is executed before the widget is disposed of.

Type:

Function

Function parameters:
e:

Object

Information about the event.

Object structure:
Name Type Description
component Draggable

The widget's instance.
element

HTMLElement | jQuery

The widget's container. It is an HTML Element or a jQuery Element when you use jQuery.
model

Object

Model data. Available only if you use Knockout.
Default Value: null

onDragEnd

A function that is called when drag gesture is finished.

Type:

Function

Function parameters:
e:

Object

Information about the event that caused the function's execution.

Object structure:
Name Type Description
cancel

Boolean

Allows you to cancel the gesture.
component Draggable

The widget that raised the event.
element

HTMLElement | jQuery

The widget's container. It is an HTML Element or a jQuery Element when you use jQuery.
event

Event (jQuery or EventObject)

The event that caused the function to execute. It is a dxEvent or a jQuery.Event when you use jQuery.
fromComponent

Sortable

|

Draggable

The instance of the item's source widget.
fromData any

Custom data associated with the source widget.
itemData any

The dragged item's data.
itemElement

HTMLElement | jQuery

The container of the item being dragged. It is an HTML Element or a jQuery Element when you use jQuery.
model

Object

Model data. Available only if you use Knockout.
toComponent

Sortable

|

Draggable

The instance of the item's target widget.
toData any

Custom data associated with the target widget.
Default Value: null

onDragMove

A function that is called every time a draggable item is moved.

Type:

Function

Function parameters:
e:

Object

Information about the event that caused the function's execution.

Object structure:
Name Type Description
cancel

Boolean

Allows you to cancel the gesture.
component Draggable

The widget that raised the event.
element

HTMLElement | jQuery

The widget's container. It is an HTML Element or a jQuery Element when you use jQuery.
event

Event (jQuery or EventObject)

The event that caused the function to execute. It is a dxEvent or a jQuery.Event when you use jQuery.
fromComponent

Sortable

|

Draggable

The instance of the item's source widget.
fromData any

Custom data associated with the source widget.
itemData any

The dragged element's data.
itemElement

HTMLElement | jQuery

The container of the item being dragged. It is an HTML Element or a jQuery Element when you use jQuery.
model

Object

Model data. Available only if you use Knockout.
toComponent

Sortable

|

Draggable

The instance of the item's target widget.
toData any

Custom data associated with the target widget.
Default Value: null

onDragStart

A function that is called when the drag gesture is initialized.

Type:

Function

Function parameters:
e:

Object

Information about the event that caused the function's execution.

Object structure:
Name Type Description
cancel

Boolean

Allows you to cancel the gesture.
component Draggable

The widget that raised the event.
element

HTMLElement | jQuery

The widget's container. It is an HTML Element or a jQuery Element when you use jQuery.
event

Event (jQuery or EventObject)

The event that caused the function to execute. It is a dxEvent or a jQuery.Event when you use jQuery.
fromData any

Custom data associated with the source widget.
itemData any

The dragged item's data.
itemElement

HTMLElement | jQuery

The container of the item being dragged. It is an HTML Element or a jQuery Element when you use jQuery.
model

Object

Model data. Available only if you use Knockout.
Default Value: null

onInitialized

A function used in JavaScript frameworks to save the widget instance.

Type:

Function

Function parameters:
e:

Object

Information about the event.

Object structure:
Name Type Description
component Draggable

The widget's instance.
element

HTMLElement | jQuery

The widget's container. It is an HTML Element or a jQuery Element when you use jQuery.
Default Value: null

See Also

onOptionChanged

A function that is executed after a widget option is changed.

Type:

Function

Function parameters:
e:

Object

Information about the event.

Object structure:
Name Type Description
model

Object

Model data. Available only if you use Knockout.
fullName

String

The path to the modified option that includes all parent options.
element

HTMLElement | jQuery

The widget's container. It is an HTML Element or a jQuery Element when you use jQuery.
component Draggable

The widget's instance.
name

String

The modified option if it belongs to the first level. Otherwise, the first-level option it is nested into.
value any

The modified option's new value.
Default Value: null

rtlEnabled

Switches the widget to a right-to-left representation.

Type:

Boolean

Default Value: false

When this option is set to true, the widget text flows from right to left, and the layout of elements is reversed. To switch the entire application/site to the right-to-left representation, assign true to the rtlEnabled field of the object passed to the DevExpress.config(config) method.

JavaScript
DevExpress.config({
    rtlEnabled: true
});
See Also

scrollSensitivity

Specifies the distance in pixels from the edge of viewport at which scrolling should start. Applies only if autoScroll is true.

Type:

Number

Default Value: 60

See Also

scrollSpeed

Specifies the scrolling speed when dragging an item beyond the viewport. Applies only if autoScroll is true.

Type:

Number

Default Value: 30

See Also

width

Specifies the widget's width.

Type:

Number

|

String

|

Function

Return Value:

Number

|

String

The widget's width.

Default Value: undefined

This option accepts a value of one of the following types:

  • Number
    The width in pixels.

  • String
    A CSS-accepted measurement of width. For example, "55px", "80%", "auto", "inherit".

  • Function
    A function returning either of the above. For example:

    JavaScript
    width: function() {
    return window.innerWidth / 1.5;
}