How-To's > How do I enable users to drag and drop objects?

Use the onMouseDragged event to enable users to drag an object within a scene's boundaries.

For a simple code snippet and more details about the onMouseDragged event, see How do I create a response to a mouse event?

Example code for the objects to be dragged and the onMouseDragged event is provided in the following documents:

• Building GUI Applications With JavaFX: Lesson 8: Bringing Interactivity to GUI Elements
  The section "Handling the Drag Event" provides information about dragging objects with the mouse.

API Documentation

• onMouseDragged variable of javafx.scene.Node

Last Updated: April 2010
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