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drag_and_drop_helper.js
(function( $ ) {
$.fn.simulateDragDrop = function(options) {
return this.each(function() {
new $.simulateDragDrop(this, options);
});
};
$.simulateDragDrop = function(elem, options) {
this.options = options;
this.simulateEvent(elem, options);
};
$.extend($.simulateDragDrop.prototype, {
simulateEvent: function(elem, options) {
/*Simulating drag start*/
var type = 'dragstart';
var event = this.createEvent(type);
this.dispatchEvent(elem, type, event);
/*Simulating drop*/
type = 'drop';
var dropEvent = this.createEvent(type, {});
dropEvent.dataTransfer = event.dataTransfer;
this.dispatchEvent($(options.dropTarget)[0], type, dropEvent);
/*Simulating drag end*/
type = 'dragend';
var dragEndEvent = this.createEvent(type, {});
dragEndEvent.dataTransfer = event.dataTransfer;
this.dispatchEvent(elem, type, dragEndEvent);
},
createEvent: function(type) {
var event = document.createEvent("CustomEvent");
event.initCustomEvent(type, true, true, null);
event.dataTransfer = {
data: {
},
setData: function(type, val){
this.data[type] = val;
},
getData: function(type){
return this.data[type];
}
};
return event;
},
dispatchEvent: function(elem, type, event) {
if(elem.dispatchEvent) {
elem.dispatchEvent(event);
}else if( elem.fireEvent ) {
elem.fireEvent("on"+type, event);
}
}
});
})(jQuery);
@Rameshwar-Juptimath
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@rookieInTraining - I tried with the above code but now I'm getting below exception

org.openqa.selenium.JavascriptException: javascript error: missing ) after argument list
  (Session info: chrome=92.0.4515.159)
Build info: version: '3.141.59', revision: 'e82be7d358', time: '2018-11-14T08:17:03'
System info: host: 'Rameshwars-MacBook-Pro.local', ip: 'fe80:0:0:0:1cf0:c93e:fa9f:a663%en0', os.name: 'Mac OS X', os.arch: 'x86_64', os.version: '10.15.7', java.version: '1.8.0_152'
Driver info: org.openqa.selenium.remote.RemoteWebDriver
Capabilities {acceptInsecureCerts: false, browserName: chrome, browserVersion: 92.0.4515.159, chrome: {chromedriverVersion: 92.0.4515.43 (8c61b7e2989f2..., userDataDir: /var/folders/83/1n1cg9mx25b...}, goog:chromeOptions: {debuggerAddress: localhost:49645}, javascriptEnabled: true, networkConnectionEnabled: false, pageLoadStrategy: normal, platform: MAC, platformName: MAC, proxy: Proxy(), setWindowRect: true, strictFileInteractability: false, timeouts: {implicit: 0, pageLoad: 300000, script: 30000}, unhandledPromptBehavior: dismiss and notify, webauthn:extension:credBlob: true, webauthn:extension:largeBlob: true, webauthn:virtualAuthenticators: true, webdriver.remote.sessionid: d76aa1032649d438d6c60e71e90...}
Session ID: d76aa1032649d438d6c60e71e908c237

@rakaboy-s
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What if I don't have IDs for the elements? Is there any other way around?

@cnparmar Did you find a workaround for this?

@fukemy
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fukemy commented Aug 19, 2024

hello, any solution for ReactJs? Thanks

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