Event XbpWindow():dragMotion

Item is being dragged inside a drop zone.

:dragMotion := {| aState, uNIL, self | ... } --> nAction
:dragMotion( aState, NIL ) --> nAction
xbeP_DragMotion (1048651)

<aState> := { nKeyState, aPos }

<aState> contains information about keys pressed while the item is being dragged, as well as about the mouse pointer position. nKeyState is a numeric value with the keys being held. It is a combination of the XBP_MK_xxx defines from XBP.CH. aPos is a two-dimensional array with the current x and y position of the mouse pointer.

Both the code block and the method must return a numeric value represented by one of the XBP_DROPMODE_xxx constants defined in XBP.CH. The return value indicates whether the application supports dropping the item or items being dragged. If both a method and a code block have been defined, the value returned by the code block takes precedence.

The xbeP_DragMotion event is generated if an item is dragged around over a drop zone. If xbeP_DragMotion is received by an Xbase++ application, it must indicate whether it is prepared to accept the item or items being dragged. This is done by returning one of the following constants defined in XBP.CH.

Constant	Description
XBP_DROPMODE_NONE	Application cannot handle the item(s) being dragged
XBP_DROPMODE_COPY *)	Drop results in a copy of the item(s) being dragged
XBP_DROPMODE_MOVE	Data provider should remove its copy of the item(s) after the drop
XBP_DROPMODE_LINK	Data provider should create a link to the original item(s)
Default value

If the application returns a value other than XBP_DROPMODE_NONE, the system displays a type of mouse pointer that indicates to the user that the item can be dropped at the current location. If XBP_DROPMODE_NONE is returned, the mouse pointer is changed to indicate that dropping the item would have no effect.

The xbeP_DragMotion event is sent synchronously via the :handleEvent() method of an XbpWindow object. This means that xbeP_DragMotion will not be retrieved by the AppEvent() function. As it is generated while the user manipulates an item, we strongly discourage to perform lengthy operations while processing the event.

An example that illustrates how to accept items being dragged can be found under :dropZone.

The xbeP_DragMotion event is generated only if the value .T. (true) is assigned to the object's :dropZone instance variable.

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Event XbpWindow():dragMotion Foundation