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<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head> <meta charset="UTF-8"> <title>Sortable Update Event</title> <script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.5.1/jquery.min.js"></script> <link rel="stylesheet" href="https://code.jquery.com/ui/1.13.2/themes/base/jquery-ui.css"> <script src="https://code.jquery.com/ui/1.13.2/jquery-ui.min.js"></script> <style> #list{list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0;width:220px;} #list li{margin:0 0 6px 0;padding:0.5em 1em;background:#f4f4f4;border:1px solid #ccc;cursor:move;} #log{margin-top:10px;font-family:monospace;background:#f5f5f5;border:1px solid #ddd;padding:8px;} </style> </head> <body> <ul id="list"> <li id="task-a" class="ui-widget-content">Task A</li> <li id="task-b" class="ui-widget-content">Task B</li> <li id="task-c" class="ui-widget-content">Task C</li> </ul> <div id="log">Reorder the list to see the update event fire.</div> <script> $(function(){ $("#list").sortable({ update: function(e, ui){ var order = $(this).sortable("toArray"); // In a real app: $.post('/save-order', { order: order }); $("#log").text("update event - new order: " + order.join(", ")); } }); }); </script> </body> </html>
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