allowDrop

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For Drag&Drop operations; determines if an object will allow dragged objects to be dropped on it.

Property of

Browse, Container, Form, Grid, Image, ListBox, NoteBook, PaintBox, ReportViewer, SubForm,TreeView

Description

Set the allowDrop property to true when you want to enable an object’s ability to be a Drop Target. The default is false.

An object becomes an active Drop Target when its allowDrop property is set to true. Similarly, an object becomes an active Drop Source when the value of its dragEffect property is set greater than 0. Except for forms, all Drop Target objects may also be Drop Sources.