Chapter 203: Draggable.getDirection()

Core Idea

Returns which direction the element is being/was dragged, measured from either the drag's start point (default), current velocity, or proximity to another element.

Reference Tables

Parameter	Type	Description
from	String | Element	"start" (default), "velocity", or a target element/selector to compare proximity against

Returns one of: "left", "right", "up", "down", "left-up", "left-down", "right-up", "right-down".

Connects To

• Draggable.deltaX/deltaY: the raw per-frame values getDirection("velocity") derives from.