DragDrop File (not PasteDragDrop)

I think you have to use the PasteDragDrop event.

The drag and drop event handler from the WinForms control are overridden, so you don't have much choice.

Is there any reason, why you can't use the PasteDragDrop event?

Let's say I'm draggin a textfile to the editor. but it is the wrong one. The PasteDragDrop immediately pastes the text into the editor. I can't reconsider and I can't use the undo.

Hi Radjesh,

Sorry but we handle all the WinForms drag and drop events internally.  This is required so that we can support drag and drop within the text properly, such as being able to move a "drop target" caret around, etc.  You'll have to use the events we expose to achieve dropping.

You can set the PasteDragDrop event's e.Text value to anything you want to customize what is inserted.  Set it to null to cancel the drop.

Hi Radjesh,

The text is not pasted immediatly. You need to look at the event args property "Source". This indicates if the event is currently in DragEnter or DragDrop mode.

if (e.Source == PasteDragDropSource.DragEnter)
{
  // analyze text and cancel or modify it
}
else if (e.Source == PasteDragDropSource.DragDrop)
{
  // drop the text
}

PasteDragDrop - Event

If e.DataObject.GetDataPresent(DataFormats.FileDrop) Then
            Dim dropFiles As String() = CType(e.DataObject.GetData(DataFormats.FileDrop), String())

   If Path.GetExtension(dropFiles(0)).ToLower = ".txt" Then
      If e.Source = PasteDragDropSource.DragDrop Then
         If e.DataObject.GetDataPresent(DataFormats.FileDrop) Then
            e.DragEventArgs.Effect = DragDropEffects.Copy
         End If

         testeditor.Text = File.ReadAllText(dropFiles(0).ToString)
       End If
   End If
End If

 nothing happens.... Also don't see the dragdropeffects. Thanks for the reply btw.

I think you need to handle the DragEnter event (means here to check e.Source for DragEnter). There you need to accept the item. You can do so by setting the e.Text value to String.Empty (or any value except null) and set the allowed effects.

If the item is accepted the DragDrop event will be hit, otherwise you wont even get there. And that is what you have now.

Just for you to explain. That is pretty similiar to the default WinForms behavior. The only difference is that all events are handled in one single handler.

Yes, the dragenter works. Already tested it. But as soon as I drag a textfile above it the text is pasted immediately. How do I only "paste" the text on the "mouse release"?

If e.Source = PasteDragDropSource.DragEnter Then

That is weired. I currently dont have the time to test your code, but thats what I do for normal objects:

      if (e.Source == PasteDragDropSource.DragEnter)
      {
        e.DragEventArgs.Effect = DragDropEffects.Copy;
        // Note: set text not to null, because otherwise the operation will not be allowed
        e.Text = String.Empty;
      }
      else if (e.Source == PasteDragDropSource.DragDrop)
      {
        e.DragEventArgs.Effect = DragDropEffects.Copy;
        // Note: set text to null, because otherwise text from clipboard is used if text is String.Empty?!?
        e.Text = "text for my object";
      }

Note that you dont need to read the file during DragEnter. I dont think it is a problem either, but if you load the file twice you might get performance issues.

Thanks.