Learn JavaFX 17: Building User Experience and Interfaces with Java

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K. Sharan, P. SpäthLearn JavaFX 17https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-7848-2_23

23. Understanding Drag and Drop

Kishori Sharan¹   and Peter Späth²

(1)

Montgomery, AL, USA

(2)

Leipzig, Sachsen, Germany

 

In this chapter, you will learn:

• What a press-drag-release gesture is

• How to use a dragboard to facilitate data transfers

• How to initiate and detect a drag-and-drop gesture

• How to transfer data from the source to the target using a drag-and-drop gesture

• How to transfer images using a drag-and-drop gesture

• How to transfer custom data between the source and the target using a drag-and-drop gesture

The examples of this chapter lie in the com.jdojo.dnd package. In order for ...