03 January, 2019

JqueryUI - Droppable

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jQueryUI provides droppable() method to make any DOM element droppable at a specified target (a target for draggable elements).

Syntax

The droppable() method can be used in two forms −
  • $(selector, context).droppable (options) Method
  • $(selector, context).droppable ("action", params) Method

$ (selector, context).droppable (options) Method

The droppable (options) method declares that an HTML element can be used as an element in which you can drop other elements. The options parameter is an object that specifies the behavior of the elements involved.

Syntax

$(selector, context).droppable (options);
You can provide one or more options at a time using Javascript object. If there are more than one options to be provided then you will separate them using a comma as follows −
$(selector, context).droppable({option1: value1, option2: value2..... });
The following table lists the different options that can be used with this method −
Sr.No. Option & Description
1 accept
This option is used when you need to control which draggable elements are to be accepted for dropping. By default its value is *.
2 activeClass This option is a String representing one or more CSS classes to be added to the droppable element when an accepted element (one of those indicated in options.accept) is being dragged. By default its value is false.
3 addClasses This option when set to false will prevent the ui-droppable class from being added to the droppable elements. By default its value is true.
4 disabled This option when set to true disables the droppable. By default its value is false.
5 greedy This option is used when you need to control which draggable elements are to be accepted for dropping on nested droppables. By default its value is false. If this option is set to true, any parent droppables will not receive the element.
6 hoverClass This option is String representing one or more CSS classes to be added to the element of droppable when an accepted element (an element indicated in options.accept) moves into it. By default its value is false.
7 scope This option is used to restrict the droppable action of draggable elements only to items that have the same options.scope (defined in draggable (options)). By default its value is "default".
8 tolerance This option is a String that specifies which mode to use for testing whether a draggable is hovering over a droppable. By default its value is "intersect".
The following section will show you a few working examples of drop functionality.

Default Functionality

The following example demonstrates a simple example of droppable functionality, passing no parameters to the droppable() method.
<!doctype html>
<html lang = "en">
   <head>
      <meta charset = "utf-8">
      <title>jQuery UI Droppable - Default functionality</title>
      <link href = "https://code.jquery.com/ui/1.10.4/themes/ui-lightness/jquery-ui.css"
         rel = "stylesheet">
      <script src = "https://code.jquery.com/jquery-1.10.2.js"></script>
      <script src = "https://code.jquery.com/ui/1.10.4/jquery-ui.js"></script>

      <style>
         #draggable-1 { 
            width: 100px; height: 50px; padding: 0.5em; float: left;
            margin: 22px 5px 10px 0; 
         }
         #droppable-1 { 
            width: 120px; height: 90px;padding: 0.5em; float: left; 
            margin: 10px;  
         }
      </style>
      
      <script>
         $(function() {
            $( "#draggable-1" ).draggable();
            $( "#droppable-1" ).droppable();
         });
      </script>
   </head>
   
   <body>
      <div id = "draggable-1" class = "ui-widget-content">
         <p>Drag me to my target</p>
      </div>
      <div id = "droppable-1" class = "ui-widget-header">
         <p>Drop here</p>
      </div>
   </body>
</html>
Let us save the above code in an HTML file dropexample.htm and open it in a standard browser which supports javascript, you should see the following output. Now, you can play with the result −

Use of addClass, disabled and tolerance

The following example demonstrates the usage of three options (a) addClass (b) disabled and (c) tolerance in the drop function of JqueryUI.
<!doctype html>
<html lang = "en">
   <head>
      <meta charset = "utf-8">
      <title>jQuery UI Droppable - Default functionality</title>
      <link href = "https://code.jquery.com/ui/1.10.4/themes/ui-lightness/jquery-ui.css"
         rel = "stylesheet">
      <script src = "https://code.jquery.com/jquery-1.10.2.js"></script>
      <script src = "https://code.jquery.com/ui/1.10.4/jquery-ui.js"></script>
      
      <style>
         #draggable-2 { 
            width: 100px; height: 50px; padding: 0.5em; 
            margin: 0px 5px 10px 0;      
         }
         #droppable-2,#droppable-3, #droppable-4,#droppable-5 { 
            width: 120px; height: 90px;padding: 0.5em; float: left; 
            margin: 10px; 
         }
      </style>

      <script>
         $(function() {
            $( "#draggable-2" ).draggable();
            $( "#droppable-2" ).droppable({
               drop: function( event, ui ) {
                  $( this )
                  .addClass( "ui-state-highlight" )
                  .find( "p" )
                  .html( "Dropped!" );
               }
            });
    
            $( "#droppable-3" ).droppable({
               disabled : "true",
               drop: function( event, ui ) {
                  $( this )
                  .addClass( "ui-state-highlight" )
                  .find( "p" )
                  .html( "Dropped!" );
               }
            });
    
            $( "#droppable-4" ).droppable({
               tolerance: 'touch',
               drop: function( event, ui ) {
                  $( this )
                  .addClass( "ui-state-highlight" )
                  .find( "p" )
                  .html( "Dropped with a touch!" );
               }
            });
    
            $( "#droppable-5" ).droppable({
               tolerance: 'fit',
               drop: function( event, ui ) {
                  $( this )
                  .addClass( "ui-state-highlight" )
                  .find( "p" )
                  .html( "Dropped only when fully fit on the me!" );
               }
            });
         });
      </script>
   </head>
   
   <body>
      <div id = "draggable-2" class = "ui-widget-content">
         <p>Drag me to my target</p>
      </div>
      <div id = "droppable-2" class = "ui-widget-header">
         <p>Drop here</p>
      </div>
      <div id = "droppable-3" class = "ui-widget-header">
         <p>I'm disabled, you can't drop here!</p>
      </div>
      <div id = "droppable-4" class = "ui-widget-header">
         <p>Tolerance Touch!</p>
      </div>
      <div id = "droppable-5" class = "ui-widget-header">
         <p>Tolerance Fit!</p>
      </div>
   </body>
</html>
Let us save the above code in an HTML file dropexample.htm and open it in a standard browser which supports javascript, you should see the following output. Now, you can play with the result −
Now drop the element on the "Tolerance Touch!" box (just touch the edge of this box) and see the changes of target element. Now to drop the element on "Tolerance Fit!" target, the draggable element has to fully overlap the target element i.e "Tolerance Fit!" target.

Choose elements to be dropped

The following example demonstrates the use of option accept and scope option in the drag function of JqueryUI.
<!doctype html>
<html lang = "en">
   <head>
      <meta charset = "utf-8">
      <title>jQuery UI Droppable - Default functionality</title>
      <link href = "https://code.jquery.com/ui/1.10.4/themes/ui-lightness/jquery-ui.css"
         rel = "stylesheet">
      <script src = "https://code.jquery.com/jquery-1.10.2.js"></script>
      <script src = "https://code.jquery.com/ui/1.10.4/jquery-ui.js"></script>
      
      <style>
         .wrap {
            display: table-row-group;
         }
         #japanpeople,#indiapeople, #javatutorial,#springtutorial { 
            width: 120px; height: 70px; padding: 0.5em; float: left;
            margin: 0px 5px 10px 0; 
         }
         
         #japan,#india,#java,#spring { 
            width: 140px; height: 100px;padding: 0.5em; float: left; 
            margin: 10px;  
         }
      </style>

      <script>
         $(function() {
            $( "#japanpeople" ).draggable();
            $( "#indiapeople" ).draggable();

            $( "#japan" ).droppable({
               accept: "#japanpeople",
               drop: function( event, ui ) {
                  $( this )
                  .addClass( "ui-state-highlight" )
                  .find( "p" )
                  .html( "Dropped!" );
               }
            });
    
            $( "#india" ).droppable({
               accept: "#indiapeople",
               drop: function( event, ui ) {
                  $( this )
                  .addClass( "ui-state-highlight" )
                  .find( "p" )
                  .html( "Dropped!" );
               }
            });

            $( "#javatutorial" ).draggable({scope : "java"});
            $( "#springtutorial" ).draggable({scope : "spring"});
    
            $( "#java" ).droppable({
               scope: "java",
               drop: function( event, ui ) {
                  $( this )
                  .addClass( "ui-state-highlight" )
                  .find( "p" )
                  .html( "Dropped!" );
               }
            });
    
            $( "#spring" ).droppable({
               scope: "spring",
               drop: function( event, ui ) {
                  $( this )
                  .addClass( "ui-state-highlight" )
                  .find( "p" )
                  .html( "Dropped!" );
               }
            }); 
         });
      </script>
   </head>
   
   <body>
      <div class = "wrap" >
         <div id = "japanpeople" class = "ui-widget-content">
            <p>People to be dropped to Japan</p>
         </div>

         <div id = "indiapeople" class = "ui-widget-content">
            <p>People to be dropped to India</p>
         </div>

         <div id = "japan" class = "ui-widget-header">
            <p>Japan</p>
         </div>

         <div id = "india" class = "ui-widget-header">
            <p>India</p>
         </div>
      </div>
      <hr/>
         
      <div class = "wrap" >
         <div id = "javatutorial" class = "ui-widget-content">
            <p>People who want to learn Java</p>
         </div>
         <div id = "springtutorial" class = "ui-widget-content">
            <p>People who want to learn Spring</p>
         </div>
         <div id = "java" class = "ui-widget-header">
            <p>Java</p>
         </div>

         <div id = "spring" class = "ui-widget-header">
            <p>Spring</p>
         </div>
      </div>
   </body>
</html>
Let us save the above code in an HTML file dropexample.htm and open it in a standard browser which supports javascript, you should see the following output. Now you can play with the output −
Here you can see that you can drop element "People from Japan" on only "Japan" target and element "People from India" on target India. Similary the scope for "People who want to learn Java" is set to target "Java" and "People who want to learn Spring" is set to "Spring target".

Managing appearance

The following example demonstrates the use of options activeClass and hoverClass of JqueryUI class, which help us manage appearance.
<!doctype html>
<html lang = "en">
   <head>
      <meta charset = "utf-8">
      <title>jQuery UI Droppable - Default functionality</title>
      <link href = "https://code.jquery.com/ui/1.10.4/themes/ui-lightness/jquery-ui.css"
         rel = "stylesheet">
      <script src = "https://code.jquery.com/jquery-1.10.2.js"></script>
      <script src = "https://code.jquery.com/ui/1.10.4/jquery-ui.js"></script>
      
      <style type = "text/css">
         #draggable-3 { 
            width: 100px; height: 50px; padding: 0.5em; float: left;
            margin: 21px 5px 10px 0;
         }
         #droppable-6 { 
            width: 120px; height: 90px;padding: 0.5em; float: left; 
            margin: 10px; 
         }
         .active {
            border-color : blue;
            background : grey;
         }  
         .hover {
            border-color : red;
            background : green;
         }
      </style>
      
      <script>
         $(function() {
            $( "#draggable-3" ).draggable();
            $( "#droppable-6" ).droppable({
               activeClass: "active",
               hoverClass:  "hover",
               drop: function( event, ui ) {
                  $( this )
                  .addClass( "ui-state-highlight" )
                  .find( "p" )
                  .html( "Dropped!" );
               }
            });
         });
      </script>
   </head>
   
   <body>
      <div id = "draggable-3" class = "ui-widget-content">
         <p>Drag me to my target</p>
      </div>
      <div id = "droppable-6" class = "ui-widget-header">
         <p>Drop here</p>
      </div>
   </body>
</html>
Let us save the above code in an HTML file dropexample.htm and open it in a standard browser which supports javascript, you should see the following output −
You can notice that on dragging or hovering (over the target) of "Drag me to my target" element, changes the color of target element "Drop here".

$ (selector, context).droppable ("action", params) Method

The droppable ("action", params) method can perform an action on droppable elements, such as preventing droppable functionality. The action is specified as a string in the first argument (e.g., "disable" to prevent the drop). Check out the actions that can be passed, in the following table.

Syntax

$(selector, context).droppable ("action", params);;
The following table lists the different actions that can be used with this method −
Sr.No. Action & Description
1 destroy This action destroys the droppable functionality of an element completely. The elements return to their pre-init state.
2 disable This action disables the droppable operation. The elements are no longer droppable elements. This method does not accept any arguments.
3 enable This action reactivate the droppable operation. The elements can again receive a droppable element. This method does not accept any arguments.
4 option This action gets an object containing key/value pairs representing the current droppable options hash. This method does not accept any arguments.
5 option( optionName ) This action gets the value of currently associated droppable element with the specified optionName. This takes a String value as argument.
6 option( optionName, value ) This action sets the value of the droppable option associated with the specified optionName.
7 option( options ) This action is sets one or more options for the droppable. The argument options is a map of option-value pairs to be set.
8 widget This action returns a jQuery object containing the droppable element. This method does not accept any arguments.

Example

Now let us see an example using the actions from the above table. The following example demonstrates the use of destroy() method.
<!doctype html>
<html lang = "en">
   <head>
      <meta charset = "utf-8">
      <title>jQuery UI Droppable - Default functionality</title>
      <link href = "https://code.jquery.com/ui/1.10.4/themes/ui-lightness/jquery-ui.css"
         rel = "stylesheet">
      <script src = "https://code.jquery.com/jquery-1.10.2.js"></script>
      <script src = "https://code.jquery.com/ui/1.10.4/jquery-ui.js"></script>
      
      <style>
         .draggable-4 { 
            width: 90px; height: 50px; padding: 0.5em; float: left;
            margin: 0px 5px 10px 0;
            border: 1px solid red;  
            background-color:#B9CD6D;
         }
         .droppable-7 { 
            width: 100px; height: 90px;padding: 0.5em; float: left; 
            margin: 10px; 
            border: 1px solid black; 
            background-color:#A39480;
         }
         .droppable.active { 
            background-color: red; 
         }
      </style>
      
      <script>
         $(function() {
            $('.draggable-4').draggable({ revert: true });
            $('.droppable-7').droppable({
               hoverClass: 'active',
               drop: function(e, ui) {
                  $(this).html(ui.draggable.remove().html());
                  $(this).droppable('destroy');
                  $( this )
                  .addClass( "ui-state-highlight" )
                  .find( "p" )
                  .html( "i'm destroyed!" );
               }
            });
         });
      </script>
   </head>
   
   <body>
      <div class = "draggable-4"><p>drag 1</p></div>
      <div class = "draggable-4"><p>drag 2</p></div>
      <div class = "draggable-4"><p>drag 3</p></div>

      <div style = "clear: both;padding:10px"></div>

      <div class = "droppable-7">drop here</div>
      <div class = "droppable-7">drop here</div>
      <div class = "droppable-7">drop here</div>
   </body>
</html>
Let us save the above code in an HTML file dropexample.htm and open it in a standard browser which supports javascript, you should see the following output −
If you drop "drag1" on any of the elements named "drop here", you will notice that this element gets dropped and this action destroys the droppable functionality of an element completely. You cannot drop "drag2" and "drag3" on this element again.

Event Management on droppable elements

In addition to the droppable (options) method which we saw in the previous sections, JqueryUI provides event methods which gets triggered for a particular event. These event methods are listed below −
Sr.No. Event Method & Description
1 activate(event, ui) This event is triggered when the accepted draggable element starts dragging. This can be useful if you want to make the droppable "light up" when it can be dropped on.
2 create(event, ui) This event is triggered when a droppable element is created. Where event is of type Event, and ui is of type Object.
3 deactivate(event, ui) This event is triggered when an accepted draggable stops dragging. Where event is of type Event, and ui is of type Object.
4 drop(event, ui) This action is triggered when an element is dropped on the droppable. This is based on the tolerance option. Where event is of type Event, and ui is of type Object.
5 out(event, ui) This event is triggered when an accepted draggable element is dragged out of the droppable. This is based on the tolerance option. Where event is of type Event, and ui is of type Object.
6 over(event, ui) This event is triggered when an accepted draggable element is dragged over the droppable. This is based on the tolerance option. Where event is of type Event, and ui is of type Object.

Example

The following example demonstrates the event method usage during drop functionality. This example demonstrates the use of events drop, over and out.
<!doctype html>
<html lang = "en">
   <head>
      <meta charset = "utf-8">
      <title>jQuery UI Droppable - Default functionality</title>
      <link href = "https://code.jquery.com/ui/1.10.4/themes/ui-lightness/jquery-ui.css"
         rel = "stylesheet">
      <script src = "https://code.jquery.com/jquery-1.10.2.js"></script>
      <script src = "https://code.jquery.com/ui/1.10.4/jquery-ui.js"></script>
      
      <style>
         #draggable-5 { 
            width: 100px; height: 50px; padding: 0.5em; float: left;
            margin: 22px 5px 10px 0; 
         }
         #droppable-8 {    
            width: 120px; height: 90px;padding: 0.5em; float: left; 
            margin: 10px;
         }
      </style>
      
      <script>
         $(function() {
            $( "#draggable-5" ).draggable();
            $("#droppable-8").droppable({
               drop: function (event, ui) {
                  $( this )
                  .addClass( "ui-state-highlight" )
                  .find( "p" )
                  .html( "Dropped!" );
               },  
     
               over: function (event, ui) {
                  $( this )
                  .addClass( "ui-state-highlight" )
                  .find( "p" )
                  .html( "moving in!" );
               },
               out: function (event, ui) {
                  $( this )
                  .addClass( "ui-state-highlight" )
                  .find( "p" )
                  .html( "moving out!" );
               }      
            });
         });
      </script>
   </head>
   
   <body>
      <div id = "draggable-5" class = "ui-widget-content">
         <p>Drag me to my target</p>
      </div>
      <div id = "droppable-8" class = "ui-widget-header">
         <p>Drop here</p>
      </div>
   </body>
</html>
Let us save the above code in an HTML file dropexample.htm and open it in a standard browser which supports javascript, you should see the following output −
Here you will notice how the message in the droppable element changes as you drag the element.

JqueryUI - Draggable

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jQueryUI provides draggable() method to make any DOM element draggable. Once the element is draggable, you can move that element by clicking on it with the mouse and dragging it anywhere within the viewport.

Syntax

The draggable() method can be used in two forms −
  • $(selector, context).draggable (options) Method
  • $(selector, context).draggable ("action", [params]) Method

$ (selector, context).draggable (options) Method

The draggable (options) method declares that an HTML element can be moved in the HTML page. The options parameter is an object that specifies the behavior of the elements involved.

Syntax

$(selector, context).draggable(options);
You can provide one or more options at a time using Javascript object. If there are more than one options to be provided then you will separate them using a comma as follows −
$(selector, context).draggable({option1: value1, option2: value2..... });
The following table lists the different options that can be used with this method −
Sr.No.Option & Description
1addClasses If this option is set to false, it will prevent the ui-draggable class from being added in the list of selected DOM elements. By default its value is true.
2appendTo Specifies the element in which the draggable helper should be appended to while dragging. By default its value is "parent".
3axis This option constrains dragging to either the horizontal (x) or vertical (y) axis. Possible values: "x", "y".
4cancel You can use this option to prevent dragging from starting on specified elements. By default its value is "input,textarea, button,select,option".
5connectToSortable You can use this option to specify a list whose elements are interchangeable. At the end of placement, the element is part of the list. By default its value is "false".
6containment Constrains dragging to within the bounds of the specified element or region. By default its value is "false".
7cursor Specifies the cursor CSS property when the element moves. It represents the shape of the mouse pointer. By default its value is "auto".
8cursorAt Sets the offset of the dragging helper relative to the mouse cursor. Coordinates can be given as a hash using a combination of one or two keys: { top, left, right, bottom }. By default its value is "false".
9delay Delay, in milliseconds, after which the first movement of the mouse is taken into account. The displacement may begin after that time. By default its value is "0".
10disabled When set to true, disables the ability to move items. Items cannot be moved until this function is enabled (using the draggable ("enable") instruction). By default its value is "false".
11distance Number of pixels that the mouse must be moved before the displacement is taken into account. By default its value is "1".
12grid Snaps the dragging helper to a grid, every x and y pixels. The array must be of the form [ x, y ]. By default its value is "false".
13handle If specified, restricts dragging from starting unless the mousedown occurs on the specified element(s). By default its value is "false".
14helper Allows for a helper element to be used for dragging display. By default its value is "original".
15iframeFix Prevent iframes from capturing the mousemove events during a drag. By default its value is "false".
16opacity Opacity of the element moved when moving. By default its value is "false".
17refreshPositions If set to true, all droppable positions are calculated on every mousemove. By default its value is "false".
18revert Indicates whether the element is moved back to its original position at the end of the move. By default its value is "false".
19revertDuration Duration of displacement (in milliseconds) after which the element returns to its original position (see options.revert). By default its value is "500".
20scope Used to group sets of draggable and droppable items, in addition to droppable's accept option. By default its value is "default".
21scroll When set to true (the default), the display will scroll if the item is moved outside the viewable area of the window. By default its value is "true".
22scrollSensitivity Indicates how many pixels the mouse must exit the window to cause scrolling of the display. By default its value is "20".
23scrollSpeed Indicates the scrolling speed of the display once scrolling begins. By default its value is "20".
24snap Adjusts the display of the item being moved on other elements (which are flown). By default its value is "false".
25snapMode Specifies how the adjustment should be made between the moved element and those indicated in options.snap. By default its value is "both".
26snapTolerance Maximum number of pixels in the difference in position necessary to establish the adjustment. By default its value is "20".
27stack Controls the z-index of the set of elements that match the selector, always brings the currently dragged item to the front. Very useful in things like window managers. By default its value is "false".
28zIndex Z-index for the helper while being dragged. By default its value is "false".
The following section will show you a few working examples of drag functionality.

Default functionality

The following example demonstrates a simple example of draggable functionality passing no parameters to the draggable() method.

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
   <head>
      <link href = "https://code.jquery.com/ui/1.10.4/themes/ui-lightness/jquery-ui.css"
         rel = "stylesheet">
      <script src = "https://code.jquery.com/jquery-1.10.2.js"></script>
      <script src = "https://code.jquery.com/ui/1.10.4/jquery-ui.js"></script>
     
      <style>
         #draggable { width: 150px; height: 150px; padding: 0.5em; background:#eee;}
      </style>
     
      <script>
         $(function() {
            $( "#draggable" ).draggable();
         });
      </script>
   </head>
  
   <body>
      <div id = "draggable" class = "ui-widget-content">
         <p>Drag me !!!</p>
      </div>
   </body>
</html>

Use of Disable, Distance, and Delay

The following example shows the usage of three important options (a) disabled (b) delay and (c) distance in the drag function of JqueryUI.
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
   <head>
      <link href = "https://code.jquery.com/ui/1.10.4/themes/ui-lightness/jquery-ui.css"
         rel = "stylesheet">
      <script src = "https://code.jquery.com/jquery-1.10.2.js"></script>
      <script src = "https://code.jquery.com/ui/1.10.4/jquery-ui.js"></script>
   </head>
   
   <body>
      <div id = "div1" style = "border:solid 1px;background-color:gainsboro;">
         <span>You can't move me!</span><br /><br />
      </div>
      <div id = "div2" style = "border:solid 1px;background-color:grey;">
         <span>
            Dragging will start only after you drag me for 50px
         </span>
         <br /><br />
      </div>
      <div id = "div3" style = "border:solid 1px;background-color:gainsboro;">
         <span>
            You have to wait for 500ms for dragging to start!
         </span>
         <br /><br />
      </div>

      <script>
         $("#div1 span").draggable (
            { disabled: true }
         );
         $("#div2 span").draggable (
            { distance: 50 }
         );
         $("#div3 span").draggable (
            { delay: 500 }
         );
      </script>
   </body>
</html>
Let us save the above code in an HTML file dragexample.htm and open it in a standard browser that supports javascript, you should see the following output. Now, you can play with the result −

Constrain Movement

The following example shows how to limit the movement of elements on the screen using containment option in the drag function of JqueryUI.
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
   <head>
      <link href = "https://code.jquery.com/ui/1.10.4/themes/ui-lightness/jquery-ui.css"
         rel = "stylesheet">
      <script src = "https://code.jquery.com/jquery-1.10.2.js"></script>
      <script src = "https://code.jquery.com/ui/1.10.4/jquery-ui.js"></script>
   </head>
      
   <body>
      <div id = "div4" style = "border:solid 1px;background-color:gainsboro;">
         <span>You can drag me only within this div.</span><br /><br />
      </div>
      <div id = "div5" style = "border:solid 1px;background-color:grey;">
         <span>You can drag me only along x axis.</span><br /><br />
      </div>

      <script>
         $("#div4 span").draggable ({
            containment : "#div4"
         });
         $("#div5 span").draggable ({
            axis : "x"
         });
      </script>
   </body>
</html>
Let us save the above code in an HTML file dragexample.htm and open it in a standard browser which supports javascript. It should produce the following output. Now, you can play with the output −
Here, <span> elements are prevented from going outside a <div> whose ID is div4. You can also impose constraints on vertical or horizontal motion using options axis worth "x" or "y", which is also demonstrated.

Move content by duplicating

The following example demonstrates how to move an item that is the clone of the selected element. This is done using the option helper with value clone.
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
   <head>
      <link href = "https://code.jquery.com/ui/1.10.4/themes/ui-lightness/jquery-ui.css"
         rel = "stylesheet">
      <script src = "https://code.jquery.com/jquery-1.10.2.js"></script>
      <script src = "https://code.jquery.com/ui/1.10.4/jquery-ui.js"></script>
   </head>
   
   <body>
      <div id = "div6" style = "border:solid 1px;background:#eee; height:50px;">
         <span>You can duplicate me....</span>
      </div>
      
      <script>
         $("#div6 span").draggable ({
            helper : "clone"
         });
      </script>
   </body>
</html>
Let us save the above code in an HTML file dragexample.htm and open it in a standard browser which supports javascript, you must also see the following output −
As you can see when the first element is being dragged, only the cloned element moves, while the original item stays put. If you release the mouse, the cloned element disappears and the original item is still in its original position.

Get Current Option Value

The following example demonstrates how you can get a value of any option at any time during your script execution. Here we will read the value of cursor and cursorAt options set at the time of execution. Similar way you can get value of any other options available.
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
   <head>
      <link href = "https://code.jquery.com/ui/1.10.4/themes/ui-lightness/jquery-ui.css"
         rel = "stylesheet">
      <script src = "https://code.jquery.com/jquery-1.10.2.js"></script>
      <script src = "https://code.jquery.com/ui/1.10.4/jquery-ui.js"></script>
   </head>

   <body>
      <div id = "divX" style = "border:solid 1px;background:#eee; height:50px;">
         <span>Click anywhere on me to see cursor type...</span>
      </div>

      <script>
         /* First make the item draggable */
         $("#divX span").draggable();

         $("#divX span").bind('click', function( event ) {
            var cursor = $( "#divX span" ).draggable( "option", "cursor" );
            var cursorAt = $( "#divX span" ).draggable( "option", "cursorAt" );
            alert("Cursor type - " + cursor + ", cursorAt - " + cursorAt);
         });
      </script>
   </body>
</html>
Let us save the above code in an HTML file dragexample.htm and open it in a standard browser which supports javascript, you must also see the following output −

$ (selector, context).draggable ("action", [params]) Method

The draggable (action, params) method can perform an action on the movable elements, such as to prevent displacement. The action is specified as a string in the first argument and optionally, one or more params can be provided based on the given action.
Basically, Here actions are nothing but they are jQuery methods which we can use in the form of string.

Syntax

$(selector, context).draggable ("action", [params]);
The following table lists the actions for this method −
Sr.No.Action & Description
1destroy() Remove drag functionality completely. The elements are no longer movable. This will return the element back to its pre-init state.
2disable() Disable drag functionality. Elements cannot be moved until the next call to the draggable("enable") method.
3enable() Reactivates drag management. The elements can be moved again.
4option(optionName) Gets the value currently associated with the specified optionName. Where optionName is name of the option to get and is of type String.
5option() Gets an object containing key/value pairs representing the current draggable options hash.
6option(optionName, value) Sets the value of the draggable option associated with the specified optionName. Where optionName is the name of the option to set and value is the value to set for the option.
7option(options) Sets one or more options for the draggable. Where options is a map of option-value pairs to set.
8widget() Returns a jQuery object containing the draggable element.

Example

Now let us see an example using the actions from the above table. The following example demonstrates the use of actions disable and enable.
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
   <head>
      <link href = "https://code.jquery.com/ui/1.10.4/themes/ui-lightness/jquery-ui.css"
         rel = "stylesheet">
      <script src = "https://code.jquery.com/jquery-1.10.2.js"></script>
      <script src = "https://code.jquery.com/ui/1.10.4/jquery-ui.js"></script>
   </head>
   
   <body>
      <div id = "div7" style = "border:solid 1px;background-color:gainsboro;">
         <span>You can't move me. Dragging is disabled.</span><br><br>
      </div>
      <div id = "div8" style = "border:solid 1px;background-color:grey;">
         <span>You can move me. Dragging is enabled.</span><br><br>
      </div>
      
      <script>
         $("#div7 span").draggable ();
         $("#div7 span").draggable ('disable');
         $("#div8 span").draggable ();
         $("#div8 span").draggable ('enable');
      </script>
   </body>
</html>
Let us save the above code in an HTML file dragexample.htm and open it in a standard browser which supports javascript, you should see the following output −
As you can see first element is disabled and the second element's dragging is enabled which you can try to drag.

Event Management on the Moved elements

In addition to the draggable (options) method which we saw in the previous sections, JqueryUI provides event methods which gets triggered for a particular event. These event methods are listed below −
Sr.No.Event Method & Description
1create(event, ui) Triggered when the draggable is created. Where event is of type Event, and ui is of type Object.
2drag(event, ui) Triggered while the mouse is moved during the dragging. Where event is of type Event, and ui is of type Object like helper, position, offset.
3start(event, ui) Triggered when dragging starts. Where event is of type Event, and ui is of type Object like helper, position, offset.
4stop(event, ui) Triggered when dragging stops. Where event is of type Event, and ui is of type Object like helper, position, offset.

Example

The following example demonstrates the use of event method during drag functionality. This example demonstrates use of drag event.
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
   <head>
      <link href = "https://code.jquery.com/ui/1.10.4/themes/ui-lightness/jquery-ui.css"
         rel = "stylesheet">
      <script src = "https://code.jquery.com/jquery-1.10.2.js"></script>
      <script src = "https://code.jquery.com/ui/1.10.4/jquery-ui.js"></script>
   </head>
   
   <body>
      <div id = "div9" style = "border:solid 1px;background-color:gainsboro;">
         <span>Drag me to check the event method firing</span><br /><br />
      </div>
      
      <script>
         $("#div9 span").draggable ({
            cursor: "move",
            axis : "x",
            drag: function( event, ui ) {
               alert("hi..");
            }
         });
      </script>
   </body>
</html>
Let us save the above code in an HTML file dragexample.htm and open it in a standard browser which supports javascript, you should the following output −
Now try to drag the written content and you will see that start of a drag event gets fired which results in showing a dialogue box and cursor will change to move icon and text will move in X-axis only.
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JqueryUI - Draggable

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jQueryUI provides draggable() method to make any DOM element draggable. Once the element is draggable, you can move that element by clicking on it with the mouse and dragging it anywhere within the viewport.

Syntax

The draggable() method can be used in two forms −
  • $(selector, context).draggable (options) Method
  • $(selector, context).draggable ("action", [params]) Method

$ (selector, context).draggable (options) Method

The draggable (options) method declares that an HTML element can be moved in the HTML page. The options parameter is an object that specifies the behavior of the elements involved.

Syntax

$(selector, context).draggable(options);
You can provide one or more options at a time using Javascript object. If there are more than one options to be provided then you will separate them using a comma as follows −
$(selector, context).draggable({option1: value1, option2: value2..... });
The following table lists the different options that can be used with this method −
Sr.No. Option & Description
1 addClasses If this option is set to false, it will prevent the ui-draggable class from being added in the list of selected DOM elements. By default its value is true.
2 appendTo Specifies the element in which the draggable helper should be appended to while dragging. By default its value is "parent".
3 axis This option constrains dragging to either the horizontal (x) or vertical (y) axis. Possible values: "x", "y".
4 cancel You can use this option to prevent dragging from starting on specified elements. By default its value is "input,textarea, button,select,option".
5 connectToSortable You can use this option to specify a list whose elements are interchangeable. At the end of placement, the element is part of the list. By default its value is "false".
6 containment Constrains dragging to within the bounds of the specified element or region. By default its value is "false".
7 cursor Specifies the cursor CSS property when the element moves. It represents the shape of the mouse pointer. By default its value is "auto".
8 cursorAt Sets the offset of the dragging helper relative to the mouse cursor. Coordinates can be given as a hash using a combination of one or two keys: { top, left, right, bottom }. By default its value is "false".
9 delay Delay, in milliseconds, after which the first movement of the mouse is taken into account. The displacement may begin after that time. By default its value is "0".
10 disabled When set to true, disables the ability to move items. Items cannot be moved until this function is enabled (using the draggable ("enable") instruction). By default its value is "false".
11 distance Number of pixels that the mouse must be moved before the displacement is taken into account. By default its value is "1".
12 grid Snaps the dragging helper to a grid, every x and y pixels. The array must be of the form [ x, y ]. By default its value is "false".
13 handle If specified, restricts dragging from starting unless the mousedown occurs on the specified element(s). By default its value is "false".
14 helper Allows for a helper element to be used for dragging display. By default its value is "original".
15 iframeFix Prevent iframes from capturing the mousemove events during a drag. By default its value is "false".
16 opacity Opacity of the element moved when moving. By default its value is "false".
17 refreshPositions If set to true, all droppable positions are calculated on every mousemove. By default its value is "false".
18 revert Indicates whether the element is moved back to its original position at the end of the move. By default its value is "false".
19 revertDuration Duration of displacement (in milliseconds) after which the element returns to its original position (see options.revert). By default its value is "500".
20 scope Used to group sets of draggable and droppable items, in addition to droppable's accept option. By default its value is "default".
21 scroll When set to true (the default), the display will scroll if the item is moved outside the viewable area of the window. By default its value is "true".
22 scrollSensitivity Indicates how many pixels the mouse must exit the window to cause scrolling of the display. By default its value is "20".
23 scrollSpeed Indicates the scrolling speed of the display once scrolling begins. By default its value is "20".
24 snap Adjusts the display of the item being moved on other elements (which are flown). By default its value is "false".
25 snapMode Specifies how the adjustment should be made between the moved element and those indicated in options.snap. By default its value is "both".
26 snapTolerance Maximum number of pixels in the difference in position necessary to establish the adjustment. By default its value is "20".
27 stack Controls the z-index of the set of elements that match the selector, always brings the currently dragged item to the front. Very useful in things like window managers. By default its value is "false".
28 zIndex Z-index for the helper while being dragged. By default its value is "false".
The following section will show you a few working examples of drag functionality.

Default functionality

The following example demonstrates a simple example of draggable functionality passing no parameters to the draggable() method.

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
   <head>
      <link href = "https://code.jquery.com/ui/1.10.4/themes/ui-lightness/jquery-ui.css"
         rel = "stylesheet">
      <script src = "https://code.jquery.com/jquery-1.10.2.js"></script>
      <script src = "https://code.jquery.com/ui/1.10.4/jquery-ui.js"></script>
     
      <style>
         #draggable { width: 150px; height: 150px; padding: 0.5em; background:#eee;}
      </style>
     
      <script>
         $(function() {
            $( "#draggable" ).draggable();
         });
      </script>
   </head>
  
   <body>
      <div id = "draggable" class = "ui-widget-content">
         <p>Drag me !!!</p>
      </div>
   </body>
</html>

Use of Disable, Distance, and Delay

The following example shows the usage of three important options (a) disabled (b) delay and (c) distance in the drag function of JqueryUI.
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
   <head>
      <link href = "https://code.jquery.com/ui/1.10.4/themes/ui-lightness/jquery-ui.css"
         rel = "stylesheet">
      <script src = "https://code.jquery.com/jquery-1.10.2.js"></script>
      <script src = "https://code.jquery.com/ui/1.10.4/jquery-ui.js"></script>
   </head>
   
   <body>
      <div id = "div1" style = "border:solid 1px;background-color:gainsboro;">
         <span>You can't move me!</span><br /><br />
      </div>
      <div id = "div2" style = "border:solid 1px;background-color:grey;">
         <span>
            Dragging will start only after you drag me for 50px
         </span>
         <br /><br />
      </div>
      <div id = "div3" style = "border:solid 1px;background-color:gainsboro;">
         <span>
            You have to wait for 500ms for dragging to start!
         </span>
         <br /><br />
      </div>

      <script>
         $("#div1 span").draggable (
            { disabled: true }
         );
         $("#div2 span").draggable (
            { distance: 50 }
         );
         $("#div3 span").draggable (
            { delay: 500 }
         );
      </script>
   </body>
</html>
Let us save the above code in an HTML file dragexample.htm and open it in a standard browser that supports javascript, you should see the following output. Now, you can play with the result −

Constrain Movement

The following example shows how to limit the movement of elements on the screen using containment option in the drag function of JqueryUI.
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
   <head>
      <link href = "https://code.jquery.com/ui/1.10.4/themes/ui-lightness/jquery-ui.css"
         rel = "stylesheet">
      <script src = "https://code.jquery.com/jquery-1.10.2.js"></script>
      <script src = "https://code.jquery.com/ui/1.10.4/jquery-ui.js"></script>
   </head>
      
   <body>
      <div id = "div4" style = "border:solid 1px;background-color:gainsboro;">
         <span>You can drag me only within this div.</span><br /><br />
      </div>
      <div id = "div5" style = "border:solid 1px;background-color:grey;">
         <span>You can drag me only along x axis.</span><br /><br />
      </div>

      <script>
         $("#div4 span").draggable ({
            containment : "#div4"
         });
         $("#div5 span").draggable ({
            axis : "x"
         });
      </script>
   </body>
</html>
Let us save the above code in an HTML file dragexample.htm and open it in a standard browser which supports javascript. It should produce the following output. Now, you can play with the output −
Here, <span> elements are prevented from going outside a <div> whose ID is div4. You can also impose constraints on vertical or horizontal motion using options axis worth "x" or "y", which is also demonstrated.

Move content by duplicating

The following example demonstrates how to move an item that is the clone of the selected element. This is done using the option helper with value clone.
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
   <head>
      <link href = "https://code.jquery.com/ui/1.10.4/themes/ui-lightness/jquery-ui.css"
         rel = "stylesheet">
      <script src = "https://code.jquery.com/jquery-1.10.2.js"></script>
      <script src = "https://code.jquery.com/ui/1.10.4/jquery-ui.js"></script>
   </head>
   
   <body>
      <div id = "div6" style = "border:solid 1px;background:#eee; height:50px;">
         <span>You can duplicate me....</span>
      </div>
      
      <script>
         $("#div6 span").draggable ({
            helper : "clone"
         });
      </script>
   </body>
</html>
Let us save the above code in an HTML file dragexample.htm and open it in a standard browser which supports javascript, you must also see the following output −
As you can see when the first element is being dragged, only the cloned element moves, while the original item stays put. If you release the mouse, the cloned element disappears and the original item is still in its original position.

Get Current Option Value

The following example demonstrates how you can get a value of any option at any time during your script execution. Here we will read the value of cursor and cursorAt options set at the time of execution. Similar way you can get value of any other options available.
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
   <head>
      <link href = "https://code.jquery.com/ui/1.10.4/themes/ui-lightness/jquery-ui.css"
         rel = "stylesheet">
      <script src = "https://code.jquery.com/jquery-1.10.2.js"></script>
      <script src = "https://code.jquery.com/ui/1.10.4/jquery-ui.js"></script>
   </head>

   <body>
      <div id = "divX" style = "border:solid 1px;background:#eee; height:50px;">
         <span>Click anywhere on me to see cursor type...</span>
      </div>

      <script>
         /* First make the item draggable */
         $("#divX span").draggable();

         $("#divX span").bind('click', function( event ) {
            var cursor = $( "#divX span" ).draggable( "option", "cursor" );
            var cursorAt = $( "#divX span" ).draggable( "option", "cursorAt" );
            alert("Cursor type - " + cursor + ", cursorAt - " + cursorAt);
         });
      </script>
   </body>
</html>
Let us save the above code in an HTML file dragexample.htm and open it in a standard browser which supports javascript, you must also see the following output −

$ (selector, context).draggable ("action", [params]) Method

The draggable (action, params) method can perform an action on the movable elements, such as to prevent displacement. The action is specified as a string in the first argument and optionally, one or more params can be provided based on the given action.
Basically, Here actions are nothing but they are jQuery methods which we can use in the form of string.

Syntax

$(selector, context).draggable ("action", [params]);
The following table lists the actions for this method −
Sr.No. Action & Description
1 destroy() Remove drag functionality completely. The elements are no longer movable. This will return the element back to its pre-init state.
2 disable() Disable drag functionality. Elements cannot be moved until the next call to the draggable("enable") method.
3 enable() Reactivates drag management. The elements can be moved again.
4 option(optionName) Gets the value currently associated with the specified optionName. Where optionName is name of the option to get and is of type String.
5 option() Gets an object containing key/value pairs representing the current draggable options hash.
6 option(optionName, value) Sets the value of the draggable option associated with the specified optionName. Where optionName is the name of the option to set and value is the value to set for the option.
7 option(options) Sets one or more options for the draggable. Where options is a map of option-value pairs to set.
8 widget() Returns a jQuery object containing the draggable element.

Example

Now let us see an example using the actions from the above table. The following example demonstrates the use of actions disable and enable.
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
   <head>
      <link href = "https://code.jquery.com/ui/1.10.4/themes/ui-lightness/jquery-ui.css"
         rel = "stylesheet">
      <script src = "https://code.jquery.com/jquery-1.10.2.js"></script>
      <script src = "https://code.jquery.com/ui/1.10.4/jquery-ui.js"></script>
   </head>
   
   <body>
      <div id = "div7" style = "border:solid 1px;background-color:gainsboro;">
         <span>You can't move me. Dragging is disabled.</span><br><br>
      </div>
      <div id = "div8" style = "border:solid 1px;background-color:grey;">
         <span>You can move me. Dragging is enabled.</span><br><br>
      </div>
      
      <script>
         $("#div7 span").draggable ();
         $("#div7 span").draggable ('disable');
         $("#div8 span").draggable ();
         $("#div8 span").draggable ('enable');
      </script>
   </body>
</html>
Let us save the above code in an HTML file dragexample.htm and open it in a standard browser which supports javascript, you should see the following output −
As you can see first element is disabled and the second element's dragging is enabled which you can try to drag.

Event Management on the Moved elements

In addition to the draggable (options) method which we saw in the previous sections, JqueryUI provides event methods which gets triggered for a particular event. These event methods are listed below −
Sr.No. Event Method & Description
1 create(event, ui) Triggered when the draggable is created. Where event is of type Event, and ui is of type Object.
2 drag(event, ui) Triggered while the mouse is moved during the dragging. Where event is of type Event, and ui is of type Object like helper, position, offset.
3 start(event, ui) Triggered when dragging starts. Where event is of type Event, and ui is of type Object like helper, position, offset.
4 stop(event, ui) Triggered when dragging stops. Where event is of type Event, and ui is of type Object like helper, position, offset.

Example

The following example demonstrates the use of event method during drag functionality. This example demonstrates use of drag event.
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
   <head>
      <link href = "https://code.jquery.com/ui/1.10.4/themes/ui-lightness/jquery-ui.css"
         rel = "stylesheet">
      <script src = "https://code.jquery.com/jquery-1.10.2.js"></script>
      <script src = "https://code.jquery.com/ui/1.10.4/jquery-ui.js"></script>
   </head>
   
   <body>
      <div id = "div9" style = "border:solid 1px;background-color:gainsboro;">
         <span>Drag me to check the event method firing</span><br /><br />
      </div>
      
      <script>
         $("#div9 span").draggable ({
            cursor: "move",
            axis : "x",
            drag: function( event, ui ) {
               alert("hi..");
            }
         });
      </script>
   </body>
</html>
Let us save the above code in an HTML file dragexample.htm and open it in a standard browser which supports javascript, you should the following output −
Now try to drag the written content and you will see that start of a drag event gets fired which results in showing a dialogue box and cursor will change to move icon and text will move in X-axis only.
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