'dataTransfer' Example
<html> <head> <script language="JavaScript"> function transferDrop() { window.event.srcElement.innerText = window.event.dataTransfer.getData("text"); window.event.returnValue = false; } function transferDrag() { window.event.dataTransfer.dropEffect = 'move'; window.event.returnValue = false; } </script> </head> <body> <p id="mySource" ondragstart="window.event.dataTransfer.effectAllowed = 'move';"> Highlight text in this paragraph and drag it to the text area below </p> <textarea id="myTarget" ondrop="transferDrop();" ondragover="window.event.returnValue = false;" ondragenter="transferDrag();"> </textarea> </body> </html>