files property
FileList
get
files
The files
read-only property of
DataTransfer
objects is a FileList 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.
Note: The
files
property ofDataTransfer
objects can only be accessed from within thedrop
event. For all other events, thefiles
property will be empty — because its underlying data store will be in a protected mode.
Implementation
external FileList get files;