Build jQuery UI Sortable - Connect lists with Tabs in JavaScript

Description

The following code shows how to build jQuery UI Sortable - Connect lists with Tabs.

Example


<!-- Revised from demo code on http://jqueryui.com/ -->
<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<title>jQuery UI Sortable - Connect lists with Tabs</title>
<script type="text/javascript" src="http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.11.1/jquery.min.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript" src="http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jqueryui/1.10.4/jquery-ui.min.js"></script>
<link type="text/css" href="http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jqueryui/1.10.4/themes/smoothness/jquery-ui.css" rel="stylesheet" />
<!--from w w w.  j ava 2  s .  c  o m-->
<style>
#sortable1 li, #sortable2 li { margin: 0 5px 5px 5px; padding: 5px; font-size: 1.2em; width: 120px; }
</style>
<script>
$(function() {
$( "#sortable1, #sortable2" ).sortable().disableSelection();

var $tabs = $( "#tabs" ).tabs();

var $tab_items = $( "ul:first li", $tabs ).droppable({
accept: ".connectedSortable li",
hoverClass: "ui-state-hover",
drop: function( event, ui ) {
var $item = $( this );
var $list = $( $item.find( "a" ).attr( "href" ) )
.find( ".connectedSortable" );

ui.draggable.hide( "slow", function() {
$tabs.tabs( "option", "active", $tab_items.index( $item ) );
$( this ).appendTo( $list ).show( "slow" );
});
}
});
});
</script>
</head>
<body>

<div id="tabs">
<ul>
<li><a href="#tabs-1">Nunc tincidunt</a></li>
<li><a href="#tabs-2">Proin dolor</a></li>
</ul>
<div id="tabs-1">
<ul id="sortable1" class="connectedSortable ui-helper-reset">
<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>
</div>
<div id="tabs-2">
<ul id="sortable2" class="connectedSortable ui-helper-reset">
<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>
</div>
</div>

<div class="demo-description">
<p>Sort items from one list into another and vice versa, by dropping the list item on the appropriate tab above.</p>
</div>
</body>
</html>

Click to view the demo

The code above generates the following result.

Build jQuery UI Sortable - Connect lists with Tabs in JavaScript

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