The DataTransfer.files property is a list of the files in the drag operation. If the operation includes no files, the list is empty.
This feature can be used to drag files from a user's desktop to the browser.
Syntax
dataTransfer.files;
Return value
A list of the files in a drag operation, one list item for each file in the operation. If the drag operation had no files, the list is empty.
Example
There are two live examples of this interface:
- Firefox only: http://jsfiddle.net/9C2EF/
- All browsers: https://jsbin.com/hiqasek/
Specifications
| Specification | Status | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| HTML Living Standard The definition of 'files' in that specification. |
Living Standard | |
| HTML 5.1 The definition of 'files' in that specification. |
Recommendation | Initial definition |
Browser compatibility
The compatibility table on this page is generated from structured data. If you'd like to contribute to the data, please check out https://github.com/mdn/browser-compat-data and send us a pull request.
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| Desktop | Mobile | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
files | Chrome Full support Yes | Edge Full support 12 | Firefox Full support Yes | IE ? | Opera Full support Yes | Safari Full support Yes | WebView Android Full support Yes | Chrome Android Full support Yes | Firefox Android Full support Yes | Opera Android Full support Yes | Safari iOS No support No | Samsung Internet Android Full support Yes |
Legend
- Full support
- Full support
- No support
- No support
- Compatibility unknown
- Compatibility unknown