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.
dataTransfer.files;
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.
There are two live examples of this interface:
| 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 |
| Desktop | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chrome | Edge | Firefox | Internet Explorer | Opera | Safari | |
| Basic support | Yes | ? | Yes | ? | ? | ? |
| Mobile | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Android webview | Chrome for Android | Edge Mobile | Firefox for Android | Opera for Android | iOS Safari | Samsung Internet | |
| Basic support | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes | ? | ? | ? |
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