Manual drag start

[Flemming Rosenbrandt]

I am trying to start a drag manually using DragDropManager.DoDragDrop – but do not have any success.

Do you have a working example?

/Flemming Rosenbrandt

[Kalin]

Hello Flemming,

I'm not sure if I understand correctly the requirements, however in order to start drag drop operation there should be a mouse interaction with the desired element. Firstly you will need to set the attached telerik:DragDropManager.AllowDrag property of the element in XAML and then to add DragInitialize handler in the code.

As for the DoDragDrop method - it comes from the framework itself and you don't need to use it as it is already implemented in the methods of the DragDropManager (you can check the Events section of the DragDropManager online help documentation).

Hope this helps. If you have any further questions let us know.

Regards,
Kalin
Telerik

 

 

[Flemming Rosenbrandt]

I have normal drag drop working fine – but in some scenarios I want to start a drag without
mouse interaction.

I thought that this was what the DoDragDrop method was for?

/Flemming Rosenbrandt

[Kalin]

Hello Flemming,

The DoDragDrop method is used in special scenarios, for example if you need to start the drag operation with some delay while keeping the mouse button pressed. However in order to be able to start a drag operation you will need mouse or touch interaction anyway. Could you please share some more detailed information about the exact requirements of your scenario and issues you are facing so we can provide you with an example solution?

I'm looking forward to hearing from you.

Regards,
Kalin
Telerik

 

 

[Flemming Rosenbrandt]

I have a listbox with draggable graphic items in it. The items can be dropped on a design surface. It works fine. But for novice user I want them to be able to select an item – and then click an insert button. At this point I want to start a drag manually – so that the item is attached to the mouse and ready for a drop.

/Flemming Rosenbrandt

[Kalin]

Hi Flemming,

You can achieve the desired, but the user should keep the mouse button pressed in order to continue the drag operation. We have created a sample project which demonstrates the exact approach - you will need to select an item in the first ListBox, press the button and while keeping the mouse left button down to start dragging the attached item.

Hope this will help you to achieve the requirements.

Regards,
Kalin
Telerik