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I've implemented a drag & drop sorting list using jqueryui like in the example bellow.
HTML
<ul id="sortable1" class="connectedSortable">
<li class="ui-state-default">Item 1</li>
<li class="ui-state-default">Item 2</li>
<li class="ui-state-default">Item 3</li>
<li class="ui-state-default">Item 4</li>
<li class="ui-state-default">Item 5</li>
</ul>
<ul id="sortable2" class="connectedSortable">
<li class="ui-state-highlight">Item 1</li>
<li class="ui-state-highlight">Item 2</li>
<li class="ui-state-highlight">Item 3</li>
<li class="ui-state-highlight">Item 4</li>
<li class="ui-state-highlight">Item 5</li>
</ul>
Javascript
<script>
$( function() {
$( "#sortable1, #sortable2" ).sortable({
connectWith: ".connectedSortable"
}).disableSelection();
} );
</script>
I've created an update button below all this. I have to store the rearranged list into an database after the update button has been pushed.
But I have no idea how to do it, i need some advices, I don't know where to start.
Thank you.
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With single list of items, you can do like this
<form>
<ul id="sortable1" class="connectedSortable">
<li class="ui-state-default">Item 1<input type="hidden" name="sortorder[]" value="1" /></li>
<li class="ui-state-efault">Item 2<input type="hidden" name="sortorder[]" value="2" /></li>
<li class="ui-state-default">Item 3<input type="hidden" name="sortorder[]" value="3" /></li>
<li class="ui-state-default">Item 4<input type="hidden" name="sortorder[]" value="4" /></li>
<li class="ui-state-default">Item 5<input type="hidden" name="sortorder[]" value="5" /></li>
</ul>
</form>
$( "#sortable1" ).sortable({
cursor: "move",
items: "> li",
update: function() {
var neworder = $('#sortable1').parent('form').serialize();
$.ajax({
data: neworder,
type: 'POST',
url: 'updateportfolioorder.php'
});
}
});