jQuery UI Interaction : Sortable

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jQuery UI Interaction : Sortable

jQuery UI Interaction : Sortable

     

jQuery UI Interaction : Sortable

Using jQuery sortable plug-in , you can sort selected element by mouse drag.

Given below the necessary code line, which needs to included for this effect :

$("#element").sortable();
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EXAMPLE :

sortable.html
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<link href="http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jqueryui
/1.8/themes/base/jquery-ui.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/>
<script src="http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery
/1.4/jquery.min.js"></script>
<script src="http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jqueryui
/1.8/jquery-ui.min.js"></script>

<style type="text/css">
#sortable { list-style-type: none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 60%; }
#sortable li { margin: 0 3px 3px 3px; padding: 0.4em;
padding-left: 1.5em; font-size: 1.4em; height: 18px; }
#sortable li span { position: absolute; margin-left: -1.3em; }
</style>
<script type="text/javascript">
$(function() {
$("#sortable").sortable();
$("#sortable").disableSelection();
});
</script>
</head>
<body>
<div class="demo">

<ul id="sortable">
<li class="ui-state-default"><span class="ui-icon ui-icon-arrowthick-2-n-s"></span>Item 1</li>
<li class="ui-state-default"><span class="ui-icon ui-icon-arrowthick-2-n-s"></span>Item 2</li>
<li class="ui-state-default"><span class="ui-icon ui-icon-arrowthick-2-n-s"></span>Item 3</li>
<li class="ui-state-default"><span class="ui-icon ui-icon-arrowthick-2-n-s"></span>Item 4</li>
<li class="ui-state-default"><span class="ui-icon ui-icon-arrowthick-2-n-s"></span>Item 5</li>
<li class="ui-state-default"><span class="ui-icon ui-icon-arrowthick-2-n-s"></span>Item 6</li>
<li class="ui-state-default"><span class="ui-icon ui-icon-arrowthick-2-n-s"></span>Item 7</li>
</ul>

</div>
</body>
</html>

Output :

You can drag element from mouse and place it anywhere in series  :

Download Source Code

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