$(function() {
function swap(a, b, ms) {
console.log("Swap:", a.attr("id"), "with", b.attr("id"));
a.animate({
top: b.position().top + "px"
}, {
duration: ms,
step: function(i) {
$(this).position({
my: "left top",
at: "left bottom",
of: b,
});
},
complete: function() {
a.detach().css("top", "").insertAfter(b);
}
});
}
function arrangeAfter(a, b) {
var n = a.next();
for (var c = parseInt(n.attr("id").slice(-1)); n.index() <= b.index(); c++) {
swap(a, n, 400);
n = $("#div" + (c + 1));
}
}
$(".sortable").sortable().disableSelection();
$("#arrange").click(function() {
arrangeAfter($("#div1"), $("#div4"));
});
});
.sortable {
list-style-type: none;
margin: 0;
padding: 0;
position: relative;
}
.sortable div {
margin: 0 3px 3px 3px;
padding: 0.4em;
height: 18px;
}
<link rel="stylesheet" href="//code.jquery.com/ui/1.12.1/themes/base/jquery-ui.css">
<script src="https://code.jquery.com/jquery-1.12.4.js"></script>
<script src="https://code.jquery.com/ui/1.12.1/jquery-ui.js"></script>
<div class="sortable">
<div id="div1" class="ui-state-default">Item 1</div>
<div id="div2" class="ui-state-default">Item 2</div>
<div id="div3" class="ui-state-default">Item 3</div>
<div id="div4" class="ui-state-default">Item 4</div>
<div id="div5" class="ui-state-default">Item 5</div>
</div>
<button class="btn" id="arrange">Arrange</button> <button class="btn" id="reset">Reset</button>