1.55 class drop_data

A drop_data is the event<-detail of the drop_* events that the window system generates when files or text are dragged onto a window from another application. As the event delegates to its detail, the methods below are normally called on the event:

drop_event(W, Ev) :-
    send(Ev, is_a, drop_file),
    get(Ev, path, Path),
    ...

See also

- class event_detail
- event<-detail

1.55.1 Instance variables

drop_data-path: name*

Dropped file of a drop_file event.

drop_data-text: string*

Dropped text of a drop_text event.

drop_data-source: name*

Name of the application that sent the drop, if known.

1.55.2 Send methods

drop_data ->initialise: path=[name], text=[string], source=[name]

Create from the given values. Omitted values are @nil.

1.55.3 Get methods

drop_data <-path: -> name

Dropped file. Fails if the drop is not a file.

drop_data <-text: -> string

Dropped text. Fails if the drop is not text.

drop_data <-source: -> name

Application that sent the drop. Fails if this is unknown.