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Draggable

Examples#

Live example

Drag and drop Containers#

import flet as ft


def main(page: ft.Page):
    def handle_drag_will_accept(e: ft.DragWillAcceptEvent):
        e.control.content.border = ft.Border.all(
            2, ft.Colors.BLACK45 if e.accept else ft.Colors.RED
        )
        e.control.update()

    def handle_drag_accept(e: ft.DragTargetEvent):
        src = page.get_control(e.src_id)
        e.control.content.bgcolor = src.content.bgcolor
        e.control.content.border = None
        e.control.update()

    def handle_drag_leave(e: ft.DragTargetLeaveEvent):
        e.control.content.border = None
        e.control.update()

    page.add(
        ft.Row(
            controls=[
                ft.Column(
                    controls=[
                        ft.Draggable(
                            group="color",
                            content=ft.Container(
                                width=50,
                                height=50,
                                bgcolor=ft.Colors.CYAN,
                                border_radius=5,
                            ),
                            content_feedback=ft.Container(
                                width=20,
                                height=20,
                                bgcolor=ft.Colors.CYAN,
                                border_radius=3,
                            ),
                        ),
                        ft.Draggable(
                            group="color",
                            content=ft.Container(
                                width=50,
                                height=50,
                                bgcolor=ft.Colors.YELLOW,
                                border_radius=5,
                            ),
                        ),
                        ft.Draggable(
                            group="color",
                            content=ft.Container(
                                width=50,
                                height=50,
                                bgcolor=ft.Colors.GREEN,
                                border_radius=5,
                            ),
                        ),
                    ]
                ),
                ft.Container(width=100),
                ft.DragTarget(
                    group="color",
                    on_will_accept=handle_drag_will_accept,
                    on_accept=handle_drag_accept,
                    on_leave=handle_drag_leave,
                    content=ft.Container(
                        width=50,
                        height=50,
                        bgcolor=ft.Colors.BLUE_GREY_100,
                        border_radius=5,
                    ),
                ),
            ]
        )
    )


ft.run(main)

drag-and-drop-containers

Draggable #

Bases: Control

A control that can be dragged from to a DragTarget.

When a draggable control recognizes the start of a drag gesture, it displays the content_feedback control that tracks the user's finger across the screen. If the user lifts their finger while on top of a DragTarget, this target is given the opportunity to complete drag-and-drop flow.

RAISES DESCRIPTION
AssertionError

If content is not visible.

AssertionError

If max_simultaneous_drags is set to a negative value.

affinity #

affinity: Axis | None = None

Specifies the axis along which this control competes with other gestures to initiate a drag.

  • If None, the drag starts as soon as a tap down gesture is recognized, regardless of direction.
  • If set to Axis.HORIZONTAL or Axis.VERTICAL, the control will only initiate a drag when the gesture matches the specified axis, allowing it to compete with other gestures in that direction.

axis #

axis: Axis | None = None

Restricts the draggable's movement to a specific axis.

  • Axis.HORIZONTAL: Only allows horizontal dragging.
  • Axis.VERTICAL: Only allows vertical dragging.
  • None: Allows dragging in any direction.

badge #

badge: BadgeValue | None = None

A badge to show on top of this control.

col #

col: ResponsiveNumber = 12

If a parent of this control is a ResponsiveRow, this property is used to determine how many virtual columns of a screen this control will span.

Can be a number or a dictionary configured to have a different value for specific breakpoints, for example col={"sm": 6}.

This control spans the 12 virtual columns by default.

Dimensions
Breakpoint Dimension
xs <576px
sm ≥576px
md ≥768px
lg ≥992px
xl ≥1200px
xxl ≥1400px

content #

content: Control

The control to display when the draggable is not being dragged.

If the draggable is being dragged, the content_when_dragging is displayed instead.

content_feedback #

content_feedback: Control | None = None

The control to show under the pointer when a drag is under way.

content_when_dragging #

content_when_dragging: Control | None = None

The control to display instead of content when this draggable is being dragged.

If set, this control visually replaces content during an active drag operation, allowing you to show a different appearance or an "empty" placeholder. If None, the original content remains visible while dragging.

data #

data: Any = skip_field()

Arbitrary data of any type.

disabled #

disabled: bool = False

Every control has disabled property which is False by default - control and all its children are enabled.

Note

The value of this property will be propagated down to all children controls recursively.

Example

For example, if you have a form with multiple entry controls you can disable them all together by disabling container:

ft.Column(
    disabled = True,
    controls=[
        ft.TextField(),
        ft.TextField()
    ]
)

expand #

expand: bool | int | None = None

Specifies whether/how this control should expand to fill available space in its parent layout.

More information here.

Note

Has effect only if the direct parent of this control is one of the following controls, or their subclasses: Column, Row, View, Page.

expand_loose #

expand_loose: bool = False

Allows the control to expand along the main axis if space is available, but does not require it to fill all available space.

More information here.

Note

If expand_loose is True, it will have effect only if:

  • expand is not None and
  • the direct parent of this control is one of the following controls, or their subclasses: Column, Row, View, Page.

group #

group: str = 'default'

The group this draggable belongs to.

Note

For a DragTarget to accept an incoming drop from a Draggable, they must both be in the same group.

key #

key: (
    str | int | float | bool | ValueKey | ScrollKey | None
) = None

max_simultaneous_drags #

max_simultaneous_drags: int | None = None

Specifies how many simultaneous drag operations are allowed for this draggable.

  • 0 - disables dragging entirely.
  • 1 - allows only one drag at a time. For a better user experience, you may want to provide an "empty" widget for content_when_dragging to visually indicate the item is being moved.
  • Set to any positive integer to allow that many concurrent drags.
  • If None, there is no limit on the number of simultaneous drags.

on_drag_complete #

on_drag_complete: ControlEventHandler[Draggable] | None = (
    None
)

Called when this draggable is dropped and accepted by a DragTarget.

on_drag_start #

on_drag_start: ControlEventHandler[Draggable] | None = None

Called when this draggable starts being dragged.

opacity #

opacity: Number = 1.0

Defines the transparency of the control.

Value ranges from 0.0 (completely transparent) to 1.0 (completely opaque without any transparency).

page #

page: Page | PageView | None

The page (of type Page or PageView) to which this control belongs to.

parent #

parent: BaseControl | None

The direct ancestor(parent) of this control.

It defaults to None and will only have a value when this control is mounted (added to the page tree).

The Page control (which is the root of the tree) is an exception - it always has parent=None.

rtl #

rtl: bool = False

Whether the text direction of the control should be right-to-left (RTL).

tooltip #

tooltip: TooltipValue | None = None

The tooltip ot show when this control is hovered over.

visible #

visible: bool = True

Every control has visible property which is True by default - control is rendered on the page. Setting visible to False completely prevents control (and all its children if any) from rendering on a page canvas. Hidden controls cannot be focused or selected with a keyboard or mouse and they do not emit any events.

before_event #

before_event(e: ControlEvent)

before_update #

before_update()

clean #

clean() -> None

did_mount #

did_mount()

init #

init()

is_isolated #

is_isolated()

update #

update() -> None

will_unmount #

will_unmount()