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 :

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