Drag/Drop:Allow Drag and Drop Outside Control
- Updated2025-07-30
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If TRUE, this enables the control to drag items to other controls and accept drags from other controls.
Use the Control events for more control over how users drag items within controls.
You can use this property with the Drag/Drop:Allow Dragging and the Drag/Drop:Allow Dropping properties to allow data dragging to other controls and to accept data drops from other controls.
This property is similar to the Allow Drag Drop Outside Control item on the shortcut menu of a tree control.
Remarks
The following table lists the characteristics of this property.
| Short Name | AllowDragOutsideControl |
| Data type |  |
| Permissions | Read/Write |
| Available in Run-Time Engine | Yes |
| Available in Real-Time Operating System | Yes |
| Settable when the VI is running | Yes |
| Loads the front panel into memory | No |
| Need to authenticate before use | No |
| Loads the block diagram into memory | No |
| Remote access allowed | Yes |