DataFlavors and Actions
Data is made available to DropTarget in a variety of DataFlavors through the Transferable object. Transferable provides an object reference for a local transfer within the same Java Virtual Machine (JVM).
This wouldn't make sense for transfers to another JVM or to the native system, so a DataFlavor using java.io.InputStream subclass is usually provided.
When implementing drag-and-drop operations, you may request various drag-and-drop actions. The DnDConstants class defines the class variables for the supported actions.
ACTION_NONE No action taken.
ACTION_COPY The DragSource leaves the data intact.
ACTION_MOVE The DragSource deletes the data upon successful completion of the drop.
ACTION_COPY or ACTION_MOVE The DragSource ...
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