HTML5 Drag and Drop getData() only works on drop event in Chrome?

Question

I\'m currently working on a project at work using the HTML5 Drag and Drop API to provide added functionality including dragging items in and out of browsers. I am currently

Answer 1

WebKit, and hence Chrome, is quite restrictive on when you can call getData. You're not allowed to do it inside dragstart or dragover. I think this is the canonical bug.

Answer 2

Referencing this answer:

The data is only available on drop, this is a security feature since a website could grab data when you happen to be dragging something across the webpage.