JavaScript/jQuery Draggable API

Draggable is a user interface utility that allows UI component elements to be dragged and dropped.

import Draggable from "devextreme/ui/draggable"
Type:

Object

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Configuration

This section describes properties that configure the Draggable UI component's contents, behavior, and appearance.

Name Description
autoScroll

Enables automatic scrolling while dragging an item beyond the viewport.
boundary

Specifies a DOM element that limits the dragging area.
clone

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

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

Specifies the cursor offset from the dragged item.
data

A container for custom data.
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.
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.
elementAttr

Specifies the global attributes to be attached to the UI component's container element.
group

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

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

Specifies the UI component's height.
onDisposing

A function that is executed before the UI component is disposed of.
onDragEnd

A function that is called when drag gesture is finished.
onDragMove

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

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

A function used in JavaScript frameworks to save the UI component instance.
onOptionChanged

A function that is executed after a UI component property is changed.
rtlEnabled

Switches the UI component to a right-to-left representation.
scrollSensitivity

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

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

Specifies the UI component's width.

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Methods

Methods of the DomComponent object.

Name Description
beginUpdate()

Prevents the UI component from refreshing until the endUpdate() method is called.
defaultOptions(rule)

Specifies the device-dependent default configuration properties for this component.
dispose()

Disposes of all the resources allocated to the Draggable instance.
element()

Gets the root UI component element.
endUpdate()

Refreshes the UI component after a call of the beginUpdate() method.
getInstance(element)

Gets the instance of a UI component found using its DOM node.
instance()

Gets the UI component's instance. Use it to access other methods of the UI component.
off(eventName)

Detaches all event handlers from a single event.
off(eventName, eventHandler)

Detaches a particular event handler from a single event.
on(eventName, eventHandler)

Subscribes to an event.
on(events)

Subscribes to events.
option()

Gets all UI component properties.
option(optionName)

Gets the value of a single property.
option(optionName, optionValue)

Updates the value of a single property.
option(options)

Updates the values of several properties.
resetOption(optionName)

Resets an property to its default value.

Events

This section describes events raised by the Draggable UI component.

Name Description
disposing

Raised before the UI component is disposed of.
dragEnd

Raised when drag gesture is finished.
dragMove

Raised every time a draggable item is moved.
dragStart

Raised when drag gesture is initialized.
initialized

Raised only once, after the UI component is initialized.
optionChanged

Raised after a UI component property is changed.

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