Code
jquery-ui
$("#todo-list").sortable({
placeholder: "ui-state-highlight",
forcePlaceholderSize: true,
cursor: "move",
axis: "y",
opacity: 0.6,
update: function(event, ui) {
const order = $(this).sortable("toArray");
console.log("New order:", order);
$.post("/save-order", { items: order });
}
});
// Connect two lists so items can move between them
$("#list-a, #list-b").sortable({
connectWith: ".connected",
receive: function(event, ui) {
console.log("Received item:", ui.item.attr("id"));
}
});
// Serialize to form data
const serialized = $("#todo-list").sortable("serialize");
// Produces: item[]=1&item[]=2&item[]=3