jQuery Sortable

Sortable is a jQuery Drag / drop plugin.

Created by RubaXa

Sortable — is a JavaScript library for reorderable drag-and-drop lists on modern browsers and touch devices. No jQuery. Supports Meteor, AngularJS, React, Polymer, Knockout and any CSS library, e.g. Bootstrap.

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Sortable

Sortable is a ~~minimalist~~ JavaScript library for reorderable drag-and-drop lists.

Demo: http://rubaxa.github.io/Sortable/

Features

Supports touch devices and modern browsers (including IE9)
Can drag from one list to another or within the same list
CSS animation when moving items
Supports drag handles and selectable text (better than voidberg's html5sortable)
Smart auto-scrolling
Built using native HTML5 drag and drop API
Supports
- Meteor
- AngularJS
- 2.0+
- 1.*
- React
- ES2015+
- Mixin
- Knockout
- Polymer
- Vue
Supports any CSS library, e.g. Bootstrap
Simple API
CDN
No jQuery (but there is support)

Articles

Sortable v1.0 — New capabilities (December 22, 2014)
Sorting with the help of HTML5 Drag'n'Drop API (December 23, 2013)

Install

Via npm

$ npm install sortablejs --save

Via bower:

$ bower install --save sortablejs

Usage

<ul id="items">
    <li>item 1</li>
    <li>item 2</li>
    <li>item 3</li>
</ul>

var el = document.getElementById('items');
var sortable = Sortable.create(el);

You can use any element for the list and its elements, not just ul/li. Here is an example with divs.

Options

var sortable = new Sortable(el, {
    group: "name",  // or { name: "...", pull: [true, false, clone], put: [true, false, array] }
    sort: true,  // sorting inside list
    delay: 0, // time in milliseconds to define when the sorting should start
    disabled: false, // Disables the sortable if set to true.
    store: null,  // @see Store
    animation: 150,  // ms, animation speed moving items when sorting, `0` — without animation
    handle: ".my-handle",  // Drag handle selector within list items
    filter: ".ignore-elements",  // Selectors that do not lead to dragging (String or Function)
    preventOnFilter: true, // Call `event.preventDefault()` when triggered `filter`
    draggable: ".item",  // Specifies which items inside the element should be draggable
    ghostClass: "sortable-ghost",  // Class name for the drop placeholder
    chosenClass: "sortable-chosen",  // Class name for the chosen item
    dragClass: "sortable-drag",  // Class name for the dragging item
    dataIdAttr: 'data-id',

    forceFallback: false,  // ignore the HTML5 DnD behaviour and force the fallback to kick in

    fallbackClass: "sortable-fallback",  // Class name for the cloned DOM Element when using forceFallback
    fallbackOnBody: false,  // Appends the cloned DOM Element into the Document's Body
    fallbackTolerance: 0, // Specify in pixels how far the mouse should move before it's considered as a drag.        

    scroll: true, // or HTMLElement
    scrollFn: function(offsetX, offsetY, originalEvent) { ... }, // if you have custom scrollbar scrollFn may be used for autoscrolling
    scrollSensitivity: 30, // px, how near the mouse must be to an edge to start scrolling.
    scrollSpeed: 10, // px

    setData: function (/** DataTransfer */dataTransfer, /** HTMLElement*/dragEl) {
        dataTransfer.setData('Text', dragEl.textContent); // `dataTransfer` object of HTML5 DragEvent
    },

    // Element is chosen
    onChoose: function (/**Event*/evt) {
        evt.oldIndex;  // element index within parent
    },

    // Element dragging started
    onStart: function (/**Event*/evt) {
        evt.oldIndex;  // element index within parent
    },

    // Element dragging ended
    onEnd: function (/**Event*/evt) {
        evt.oldIndex;  // element's old index within parent
        evt.newIndex;  // element's new index within parent
    },

    // Element is dropped into the list from another list
    onAdd: function (/**Event*/evt) {
        var itemEl = evt.item;  // dragged HTMLElement
        evt.from;  // previous list
        // + indexes from onEnd
    },

    // Changed sorting within list
    onUpdate: function (/**Event*/evt) {
        var itemEl = evt.item;  // dragged HTMLElement
        // + indexes from onEnd
    },

    // Called by any change to the list (add / update / remove)
    onSort: function (/**Event*/evt) {
        // same properties as onUpdate
    },

    // Element is removed from the list into another list
    onRemove: function (/**Event*/evt) {
        // same properties as onUpdate
    },

    // Attempt to drag a filtered element
    onFilter: function (/**Event*/evt) {
        var itemEl = evt.item;  // HTMLElement receiving the `mousedown|tapstart` event.
    },

    // Event when you move an item in the list or between lists
    onMove: function (/**Event*/evt, /**Event*/originalEvent) {
        // Example: http://jsbin.com/tuyafe/1/edit?js,output
        evt.dragged; // dragged HTMLElement
        evt.draggedRect; // TextRectangle {left, top, right и bottom}
        evt.related; // HTMLElement on which have guided
        evt.relatedRect; // TextRectangle
        originalEvent.clientY; // mouse position
        // return false; — for cancel
    },

    // Called when creating a clone of element
    onClone: function (/**Event*/evt) {
        var origEl = evt.item;
        var cloneEl = evt.clone;
    }
});

`group` option

To drag elements from one list into another, both lists must have the same group value. You can also define whether lists can give away, give and keep a copy (clone), and receive elements.

name: String — group name
pull: true|false|'clone'|function — ability to move from the list. clone — copy the item, rather than move.
put: true|false|["foo", "bar"]|function — whether elements can be added from other lists, or an array of group names from which elements can be taken.
revertClone: boolean — revert cloned element to initial position after moving to a another list.

Demo:

http://jsbin.com/naduvo/edit?js,output
http://jsbin.com/rusuvot/edit?js,output — use of complex logic in the pull andput
http://jsbin.com/magogub/edit?js,output — use revertClone: true

`sort` option

Sorting inside list.

Demo: http://jsbin.com/videzob/edit?html,js,output

`delay` option

Time in milliseconds to define when the sorting should start.

Demo: http://jsbin.com/xizeh/edit?html,js,output

`disabled` options

Disables the sortable if set to true.

Demo: http://jsbin.com/xiloqu/edit?html,js,output

var sortable = Sortable.create(list);

document.getElementById("switcher").onclick = function () {
    var state = sortable.option("disabled"); // get

    sortable.option("disabled", !state); // set
};

`handle` option

To make list items draggable, Sortable disables text selection by the user. That's not always desirable. To allow text selection, define a drag handler, which is an area of every list element that allows it to be dragged around.

Demo: http://jsbin.com/newize/edit?html,js,output

Sortable.create(el, {
    handle: ".my-handle"
});

<ul>
    <li><span class="my-handle">::</span> list item text one
    <li><span class="my-handle">::</span> list item text two
</ul>

.my-handle {
    cursor: move;
    cursor: -webkit-grabbing;
}

`filter` option

Sortable.create(list, {
    filter: ".js-remove, .js-edit",
    onFilter: function (evt) {
        var item = evt.item,
            ctrl = evt.target;

        if (Sortable.utils.is(ctrl, ".js-remove")) {  // Click on remove button
            item.parentNode.removeChild(item); // remove sortable item
        }
        else if (Sortable.utils.is(ctrl, ".js-edit")) {  // Click on edit link
            // ...
        }
    }
})

`ghostClass` option

Class name for the drop placeholder (default sortable-ghost).

Demo: http://jsbin.com/hunifu/4/edit?css,js,output

.ghost {
  opacity: 0.4;
}

Sortable.create(list, {
  ghostClass: "ghost"
});

`chosenClass` option

Class name for the chosen item (default sortable-chosen).

Demo: http://jsbin.com/hunifu/3/edit?html,css,js,output

.chosen {
  color: #fff;
  background-color: #c00;
}

Sortable.create(list, {
  delay: 500,
  chosenClass: "chosen"
});

`forceFallback` option

If set to true, the Fallback for non HTML5 Browser will be used, even if we are using an HTML5 Browser. This gives us the possibility to test the behaviour for older Browsers even in newer Browser, or make the Drag 'n Drop feel more consistent between Desktop , Mobile and old Browsers.

On top of that, the Fallback always generates a copy of that DOM Element and appends the class fallbackClass defined in the options. This behaviour controls the look of this 'dragged' Element.

Demo: http://jsbin.com/yacuqib/edit?html,css,js,output

`fallbackTolerance` option

Emulates the native drag threshold. Specify in pixels how far the mouse should move before it's considered as a drag. Useful if the items are also clickable like in a list of links.

When the user clicks inside a sortable element, it's not uncommon for your hand to move a little between the time you press and the time you release.
Dragging only starts if you move the pointer past a certain tolerance, so that you don't accidentally start dragging every time you click.

3 to 5 are probably good values.

`scroll` option

If set to true, the page (or sortable-area) scrolls when coming to an edge.

Demo:

window: http://jsbin.com/tutuzeh/edit?html,js,output
overflow: hidden: http://jsbin.com/kolisu/edit?html,js,output

`scrollFn` option

Defines function that will be used for autoscrolling. el.scrollTop/el.scrollLeft is used by default. Useful when you have custom scrollbar with dedicated scroll function.

`scrollSensitivity` option

Defines how near the mouse must be to an edge to start scrolling.

`scrollSpeed` option

The speed at which the window should scroll once the mouse pointer gets within the scrollSensitivity distance.

Event object (demo)

to:HTMLElement — list, in which moved element.
from:HTMLElement — previous list
item:HTMLElement — dragged element
clone:HTMLElement
oldIndex:Number|undefined — old index within parent
newIndex:Number|undefined — new index within parent

`move` event object

to:HTMLElement
from:HTMLElement
dragged:HTMLElement
draggedRect:TextRectangle
related:HTMLElement — element on which have guided
relatedRect:TextRectangle

Method

option(name:`String`[, value:``]):``

Get or set the option.

closest(el:`String`[, selector:`HTMLElement`]):`HTMLElement|null`

For each element in the set, get the first element that matches the selector by testing the element itself and traversing up through its ancestors in the DOM tree.

toArray():`String[]`

Serializes the sortable's item data-id's (dataIdAttr option) into an array of string.

sort(order:`String[]`)

Sorts the elements according to the array.

var order = sortable.toArray();
sortable.sort(order.reverse()); // apply

save()

Save the current sorting (see store)

destroy()

Removes the sortable functionality completely.

Store

Saving and restoring of the sort.

<ul>
    <li data-id="1">order</li>
    <li data-id="2">save</li>
    <li data-id="3">restore</li>
</ul>

Sortable.create(el, {
    group: "localStorage-example",
    store: {
        /**
         * Get the order of elements. Called once during initialization.
         * @param   {Sortable}  sortable
         * @returns {Array}
         */
        get: function (sortable) {
            var order = localStorage.getItem(sortable.options.group.name);
            return order ? order.split('|') : [];
        },

        /**
         * Save the order of elements. Called onEnd (when the item is dropped).
         * @param {Sortable}  sortable
         */
        set: function (sortable) {
            var order = sortable.toArray();
            localStorage.setItem(sortable.options.group.name, order.join('|'));
        }
    }
})

Bootstrap

Demo: http://jsbin.com/qumuwe/edit?html,js,output

<!-- Latest compiled and minified CSS -->
<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.3.1/css/bootstrap.min.css"/>

<!-- Latest Sortable -->
<script src="http://rubaxa.github.io/Sortable/Sortable.js"></script>

<!-- Simple List -->
<ul id="simpleList" class="list-group">
    <li class="list-group-item">This is <a href="http://rubaxa.github.io/Sortable/">Sortable</a></li>
    <li class="list-group-item">It works with Bootstrap...</li>
    <li class="list-group-item">...out of the box.</li>
    <li class="list-group-item">It has support for touch devices.</li>
    <li class="list-group-item">Just drag some elements around.</li>
</ul>

<script>
    // Simple list
    Sortable.create(simpleList, { /* options */ });
</script>

Static methods & properties

Sortable.create(el:`HTMLElement`[, options:`Object`]):`Sortable`

Create new instance.

Sortable.active:`Sortable`

Link to the active instance.

Sortable.utils

on(el:HTMLElement, event:String, fn:Function) — attach an event handler function
off(el:HTMLElement, event:String, fn:Function) — remove an event handler
css(el:HTMLElement):Object — get the values of all the CSS properties
css(el:HTMLElement, prop:String):Mixed — get the value of style properties
css(el:HTMLElement, prop:String, value:String) — set one CSS properties
css(el:HTMLElement, props:Object) — set more CSS properties
find(ctx:HTMLElement, tagName:String[, iterator:Function]):Array — get elements by tag name
bind(ctx:Mixed, fn:Function):Function — Takes a function and returns a new one that will always have a particular context
is(el:HTMLElement, selector:String):Boolean — check the current matched set of elements against a selector
closest(el:HTMLElement, selector:String[, ctx:HTMLElement]):HTMLElement|Null — for each element in the set, get the first element that matches the selector by testing the element itself and traversing up through its ancestors in the DOM tree
clone(el:HTMLElement):HTMLElement — create a deep copy of the set of matched elements
toggleClass(el:HTMLElement, name:String, state:Boolean) — add or remove one classes from each element

CDN

<!-- CDNJS :: Sortable (https://cdnjs.com/) -->
<script src="//cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/Sortable/1.5.1/Sortable.min.js"></script>

<!-- jsDelivr :: Sortable (http://www.jsdelivr.com/) -->
<script src="//cdn.jsdelivr.net/sortable/1.5.1/Sortable.min.js"></script>

<!-- jsDelivr :: Sortable :: Latest (http://www.jsdelivr.com/) -->
<script src="//cdn.jsdelivr.net/sortable/latest/Sortable.min.js"></script>

jQuery compatibility

To assemble plugin for jQuery, perform the following steps:

  cd Sortable
  npm install
  grunt jquery

Now you can use jquery.fn.sortable.js:
(or jquery.fn.sortable.min.js if you run grunt jquery:min)

  $("#list").sortable({ /* options */ }); // init

  $("#list").sortable("widget"); // get Sortable instance

  $("#list").sortable("destroy"); // destroy Sortable instance

  $("#list").sortable("{method-name}"); // call an instance method

  $("#list").sortable("{method-name}", "foo", "bar"); // call an instance method with parameters

And grunt jquery:mySortableFunc → jquery.fn.mySortableFunc.js

Contributing (Issue/PR)

Please, read this.

MIT LICENSE

Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:

The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.

THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.

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jQuery Sortable

Sortable is a jQuery Drag / drop plugin.

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Features

Articles

Install

Usage

Options

group option

sort option

delay option

disabled options

handle option

filter option

ghostClass option

chosenClass option

forceFallback option

fallbackTolerance option

scroll option

scrollFn option

scrollSensitivity option

scrollSpeed option