Sortable

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

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

Supported by

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
Advanced swap detection
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 required (but there is support)

Articles

Swap Thresholds and Direction (December 2, 2018)
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', array], put: [true, false, array] }
    sort: true,  // sorting inside list
    delay: 0, // time in milliseconds to define when the sorting should start
    touchStartThreshold: 0, // px, how many pixels the point should move before cancelling a delayed drag event
    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
    easing: "cubic-bezier(1, 0, 0, 1)", // Easing for animation. Defaults to null. See https://easings.net/ for examples.
    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',
 
    swapThreshold: 1, // Threshold of the swap zone
    invertSwap: false, // Will always use inverted swap zone if set to true
    invertedSwapThreshold: 1, // Threshold of the inverted swap zone (will be set to swapThreshold value by default)
    direction: 'horizontal', // Direction of Sortable (will be detected automatically if not given)
 
    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, touchEvt, hoverTargetEl) { ... }, // 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
    bubbleScroll: true, // apply autoscroll to all parent elements, allowing for easier movement
 
    dragoverBubble: false,
    removeCloneOnHide: true, // Remove the clone element when it is not showing, rather than just hiding it
    emptyInsertThreshold: 5, // px, distance mouse must be from empty sortable to insert drag element into it
 
 
    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 is unchosen
    onUnchoose: function(/**Event*/evt) {
        // same properties as onEnd
    },
 
    // Element dragging started
    onStart: function (/**Event*/evt) {
        evt.oldIndex;  // element index within parent
    },
 
    // Element dragging ended
    onEnd: function (/**Event*/evt) {
        var itemEl = evt.item;  // dragged HTMLElement
        evt.to;    // target list
        evt.from;  // previous list
        evt.oldIndex;  // element's old index within old parent
        evt.newIndex;  // element's new index within new parent
        evt.clone // the clone element
        evt.pullMode;  // when item is in another sortable: `"clone"` if cloning, `true` if moving
    },
 
    // Element is dropped into the list from another list
    onAdd: function (/**Event*/evt) {
        // same properties as onEnd
    },
 
    // Changed sorting within list
    onUpdate: function (/**Event*/evt) {
        // same properties as onEnd
    },
 
    // Called by any change to the list (add / update / remove)
    onSort: function (/**Event*/evt) {
        // same properties as onEnd
    },
 
    // Element is removed from the list into another list
    onRemove: function (/**Event*/evt) {
        // same properties as onEnd
    },
 
    // 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: https://jsbin.com/nawahef/edit?js,output
        evt.dragged; // dragged HTMLElement
        evt.draggedRect; // DOMRect {left, top, right, bottom}
        evt.related; // HTMLElement on which have guided
        evt.relatedRect; // DOMRect
        evt.willInsertAfter; // Boolean that is true if Sortable will insert drag element after target by default
        originalEvent.clientY; // mouse position
        // return false; — for cancel
        // return -1; — insert before target
        // return 1; — insert after target
    },
 
    // Called when creating a clone of element
    onClone: function (/**Event*/evt) {
        var origEl = evt.item;
        var cloneEl = evt.clone;
    },
 
    // Called when dragging element changes position
    onChange: function(/**Event*/evt) {
        evt.newIndex // most likely why this event is used is to get the dragging element's current index
        // same properties as onEnd
    }
});

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

Demo:

https://jsbin.com/hijetos/edit?js,output
https://jsbin.com/nacoyah/edit?js,output — use of complex logic in the pull andput
https://jsbin.com/bifuyab/edit?js,output — use revertClone: true

`sort` option

Sorting inside list.

Demo: https://jsbin.com/jayedig/edit?js,output

`delay` option

Time in milliseconds to define when the sorting should start. Unfortunately, due to browser restrictions, delaying is not possible on IE or Edge with native drag & drop.

Demo: https://jsbin.com/zosiwah/edit?js,output

`swapThreshold` option

Percentage of the target that the swap zone will take up, as a float between 0 and 1.

Demo: http://sortablejs.github.io/Sortable#thresholds

`invertSwap` option

Set to true to set the swap zone to the sides of the target, for the effect of sorting "in between" items.

Demo: http://sortablejs.github.io/Sortable#thresholds

`invertedSwapThreshold` option

Percentage of the target that the inverted swap zone will take up, as a float between 0 and 1. If not given, will default to swapThreshold.

`direction` option

Direction that the Sortable should sort in. Can be set to 'vertical', 'horizontal', or a function, which will be called whenever a target is dragged over. Must return 'vertical' or 'horizontal'.

Example of direction detection for vertical list that includes full column and half column elements:

Sortable.create(el, {
    direction: function(evt, target, dragEl) {
        if (target !== null && target.className.includes('half-column') && dragEl.className.includes('half-column')) {
            return 'horizontal';
        }
        return 'vertical';
    }
});

`touchStartThreshold` option

This option is similar to fallbackTolerance option.

When the delay option is set, some phones with very sensitive touch displays like the Samsung Galaxy S8 will fire unwanted touchmove events even when your finger is not moving, resulting in the sort not triggering.

This option sets the minimum pointer movement that must occur before the delayed sorting is cancelled.

Values between 3 to 5 are good.

`disabled` options

Disables the sortable if set to true.

Demo: https://jsbin.com/sewokud/edit?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: https://jsbin.com/numakuh/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: https://jsbin.com/henuyiw/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: https://jsbin.com/hoqufox/edit?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: https://jsbin.com/sibiput/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: https://jsbin.com/dosilir/edit?js,output
overflow: hidden: https://jsbin.com/xecihez/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.

`bubbleScroll` option

If set to true, the normal autoscroll function will also be applied to all parent elements of the element the user is dragging over.

Demo: https://jsbin.com/kesewor/edit?html,js,output

`dragoverBubble` option

If set to true, the dragover event will bubble to parent sortables. Works on both fallback and native dragover event. By default, it is false, but Sortable will only stop bubbling the event once the element has been inserted into a parent Sortable, or can be inserted into a parent Sortable, but isn't at that specific time (due to animation, etc).

Since 1.8.0, you will probably want to leave this option as false. Before 1.8.0, it may need to be true for nested sortables to work.

`removeCloneOnHide` option

If set to false, the clone is hidden by having it's CSS display property set to none. By default, this option is true, meaning Sortable will remove the cloned element from the DOM when it is supposed to be hidden.

`emptyInsertThreshold` option

The distance (in pixels) the mouse must be from an empty sortable while dragging for the drag element to be inserted into that sortable. Defaults to 5. Set to 0 to disable this feature.

Demo: https://jsbin.com/becavoj/edit?js,output

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
pullMode:String|Boolean|undefined — Pull mode if dragging into another sortable ("clone", true, or false), otherwise undefined

`move` event object

to:HTMLElement
from:HTMLElement
dragged:HTMLElement
draggedRect:DOMRect
related:HTMLElement — element on which have guided
relatedRect:DOMRect
willInsertAfter:Boolean — true if will element be inserted after target (or false if before)

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: https://jsbin.com/visimub/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://SortableJS.github.io/Sortable/Sortable.js"></script>
 
 
<!-- Simple List -->
<ul id="simpleList" class="list-group">
    <li class="list-group-item">This is <a href="http://SortableJS.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
detectDirection(el:HTMLElement):String — automatically detect the direction of the element as either 'vertical' or 'horizontal'

CDN

<!-- jsDelivr :: Sortable :: Latest (https://www.jsdelivr.com/package/npm/sortablejs) -->
<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/sortablejs@latest/Sortable.min.js"></script>

Contributing (Issue/PR)

Please, read this.

MIT LICENSE

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sortablejs

Sortable

Features

Articles

Install

Usage

Options

group option

sort option

delay option

swapThreshold option

invertSwap option

invertedSwapThreshold option

direction option

touchStartThreshold option

disabled options

handle option

filter option

ghostClass option

chosenClass option

forceFallback option

fallbackTolerance option

scroll option

scrollFn option

scrollSensitivity option

scrollSpeed option

bubbleScroll option

dragoverBubble option

removeCloneOnHide option

emptyInsertThreshold option

Event object (demo)

move event object

Method

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

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

toArray():String[]

sort(order:String[])

save()

destroy()

Store

Bootstrap

Static methods & properties

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

Sortable.active:Sortable

Sortable.utils

CDN

Contributing (Issue/PR)

MIT LICENSE

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`group` option

`sort` option

`delay` option

`swapThreshold` option

`invertSwap` option

`invertedSwapThreshold` option

`direction` option

`touchStartThreshold` option

`disabled` options

`handle` option

`filter` option

`ghostClass` option

`chosenClass` option

`forceFallback` option

`fallbackTolerance` option

`scroll` option

`scrollFn` option

`scrollSensitivity` option

`scrollSpeed` option

`bubbleScroll` option

`dragoverBubble` option

`removeCloneOnHide` option

`emptyInsertThreshold` option

`move` event object

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

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

toArray():`String[]`

sort(order:`String[]`)

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

Sortable.active:`Sortable`