how to programmatically insert a dnd item into an existed dojo.dnd.Source

Submitted by Andretheonlyone on Mon, 11/24/2008 - 06:06.

Dojo Core Support

the dojo book mentioned how to programmatically build whole dnd widget. but I only want to programmatically insert a dnd item(just a IMG node) into an existed dojo.dnd.Source. I tried appendChild() method and .className property but it didn't work for drag and drop function.

can anyone give me a suggestion?

thanks

Andre

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If you use 1.2.2 or later,

Submitted by eugene on Tue, 11/25/2008 - 23:25.

If you use 1.2.2 or later, you can add a node (with all proper classes) and call sync() method on the source to learn about new nodes. If you working with custom creators, you should just use insertNodes().

Using sync() can be taxing if you have a lot of DnD items to sync, like hundreds, but it should be OK for small numbers.

to some reason...

Submitted by Andretheonlyone on Wed, 11/26/2008 - 14:59.

I'm using version 1.1.0 and I can only use this version. But I will try out your suggestion.

thanks any way.

-Andre

Most probably sync() is not

Submitted by eugene on Wed, 11/26/2008 - 20:19.

Most probably sync() is not in this version, but read the documentation and use insertNodes() — it is guaranteed to work.

I think insertNodes() is the

Submitted by Andretheonlyone on Wed, 12/03/2008 - 06:29.

I think insertNodes() is the right way to do this.

I should read API and search through the forum first.

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