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Drag & Drop

More on Drag & Drop than Xojo can do out of the box.

• Globals
  • InstallDragImageMBS
  • SetNextDragImageMBS(Img as NSImageMBS, DragItemCount as Integer = 1)
• Classes
  • class NSDraggingImageComponentMBS
    • method Constructor(key as string)
    • shared method draggingImageComponentWithKey(key as string) as NSDraggingImageComponentMBS
    • shared method NSDraggingImageComponentIconKey as string
    • shared method NSDraggingImageComponentLabelKey as string
    • property Handle as Integer
    • property contents as Variant
    • property frame as NSRectMBS
    • property key as string
  • class NSDraggingInfoMBS
    • method Constructor
    • method Constructor(Handle as Integer)
    • method namesOfPromisedFilesDroppedAtDestination(dropDestination as FolderItem) as string()
    • method promisedFilesDroppedAtDestination(dropDestination as FolderItem) as FolderItem()
    • method slideDraggedImageTo(screenPoint as NSPointMBS)
    • property animatesToDestination as boolean
    • property draggedImage as Variant
    • property draggedImageLocation as NSPointMBS
    • property draggingDestinationWindow as Variant
    • property draggingFormation as Integer
    • property draggingLocation as NSPointMBS
    • property draggingPasteboard as Variant
    • property draggingSequenceNumber as Integer
    • property draggingSource as Variant
    • property draggingSourceOperationMask as Integer
    • property Handle as Integer
    • property numberOfValidItemsForDrop as Integer
  • class NSDraggingItemMBS
    • method Constructor(item as NSPasteboardItemMBS)
    • method item as Variant
    • method setDraggingFrame(frame as NSRectMBS, contents as Variant)
    • property Handle as Integer
    • property draggingFrame as NSRectMBS
  • class NSDraggingSessionMBS
    • method Constructor
    • method draggingLeaderIndex as Integer
    • method draggingLocation as NSPointMBS
    • method draggingPasteboard as NSPasteboardMBS
    • method draggingSequenceNumber as Integer
    • property Handle as Integer
    • property animatesToStartingPositionsOnCancelOrFail as boolean
    • property draggingFormation as Integer
  • class WinDataObjectMBS
    • method AddDragImage(pic as picture, width as Integer, height as Integer, x as Integer, y as Integer)
    • method AddDragImage(pic as picture, width as Integer, height as Integer, x as Integer, y as Integer, ImageBackgroundColor as color)
    • method AddFiles(files() as folderitem)
    • method AddFiles(pathes() as string)
    • method AddPicture(pic as picture)
    • method AddRaw(format as Integer, data as string)
    • method AddText(text as string)
    • method Constructor
    • method Constructor(files() as folderitem)
    • method Constructor(pic as picture)
    • method Constructor(text as string)
    • method Formats as String()
    • method GetFileContents(index as Integer) as string
    • method GetFileContents(index as integer, byref IsPath as boolean) as string
    • method GetFileDescriptors as WindowsFileDescriptorMBS()
    • method GetFileName as string
    • method GetPaths as folderitem()
    • method GetPathStrings as string()
    • method GetPicture as picture
    • method GetRaw(format as Integer) as string
    • method GetText as string
    • method HasFileDescriptors as boolean
    • method HasFileName as boolean
    • method HasPaths as boolean
    • method HasPicture as boolean
    • method HasRaw(format as Integer) as boolean
    • method HasText as boolean
    • property DragImage as Picture
    • property Handle as Integer
    • property HelperHandle as Integer
    • property Lasterror as Integer
  • class WindowsDragSourceMBS
    • method DoDragDrop(dataObject as WinDataObjectMBS, OKEffect as Integer, byref Effect as Integer) as Integer
    • property Handle as Integer
    • event GiveFeedback(Effect as Integer) as Integer
    • event QueryContinueDrag(EscapePressed as boolean, KeyState as Integer) as Integer
  • class WindowsDropTargetMBS
    • method AttachToControl(ctl as control, showDragImage as boolean = true) as Integer
    • method AttachToControl(ctl as DesktopControl, showDragImage as boolean = true) as integer
    • method AttachToWindow(win as DesktopWindow, showDragImage as boolean = true) as integer
    • method AttachToWindow(win as window, showDragImage as boolean = true) as Integer
    • property Handle as Integer
    • property Helper as Integer
    • event DragEnter(dataObject as WinDataObjectMBS, keystate as Integer, x as Integer, y as Integer, byref effect as Integer) as Integer
    • event DragLeave as Integer
    • event DragOver(keystate as Integer, x as Integer, y as Integer, byref effect as Integer) as Integer
    • event Drop(dataObject as WinDataObjectMBS, keystate as Integer, x as Integer, y as Integer, byref effect as Integer) as Integer
  • class WindowsFileDescriptorMBS
    • property ClassID as String
    • property CreationTime as Double
    • property FileAttributes as Integer
    • property FileName as String
    • property FileSize as Int64
    • property Flags as Integer
    • property IconHeight as Integer
    • property IconWidth as Integer
    • property Index as Integer
    • property LastAccessTime as Double
    • property LastWriteTime as Double
    • property PointX as Integer
    • property PointY as Integer
• Class Extensions
  • class DragItem
    • method NSDraggingInfoMBS as NSDraggingInfoMBS

Release notes

• Version 23.0
  • Added parameter for SetNextDragImageMBS function to define how many drag items you have. Default is one.
• Version 21.1
  • Updated InstallDragImageMBS to support newer API and work in Xojo 2020 or newer.
• Version 20.4
  • Added support to WinDataObjectMBS class to receive email attachments with email messages from Outlook.
• Version 20.3
  • Added GetFileContents with isPath parameter to WinDataObjectMBS class.

The items on this page are in the following plugins: MBS MacCocoa Plugin, MBS MacControls Plugin, MBS Win Plugin.