JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground
by emrahgunduz
HTML
<p>Drag orange boxes to grey ones</p>
<div class="droppable"></div>
<div class="droppable"></div>
<div class="droppable"></div>
<div class="droppable"></div>
<div class="draggable"></div>
<div class="draggable"></div>
<div class="draggable"></div>
CSS
.droppable {
width:50px;
height:50px;
float: left;
background-color: #DDD;
margin: 5px;
}
.draggable {
width:40px;
height:40px;
float: right;
background-color: #FC0;
margin: 5px;
cursor: pointer;
}
.dropped {
background-color: #FC0;
}
.somethingover {
background-color: #FCD;
}
JavaScript
var dragged, mousex, mousey, coordinates = [];
var continueDragging = function(e) {
// Change the location of the draggable object
dragged.css({
"left": e.pageX - (dragged.width() / 2),
"top": e.pageY - (dragged.height() / 2)
});
// Check if we hit any boxes
for (var i in coordinates) {
if (mousex >= coordinates[i].left && mousex <= coordinates[i].right) {
if (mousey >= coordinates[i].top && mousey <= coordinates[i].bottom) {
// Yes, the mouse is on a droppable area
// Lets change the background color
coordinates[i].dom.addClass("somethingover");
}
} else {
// Nope, we did not hit any objects yet
coordinates[i].dom.removeClass("somethingover");
}
}
// Keep the last positions of the mouse coord.s
mousex = e.pageX;
mousey = e.pageY;
}
var endDragging = function(e) {
// Remove document event listeners
$(document).unbind("mousemove", continueDragging);
$(document).unbind("mouseup", endDragging);
// Check if we hit any boxes
for (var i in coordinates) {
if (mousex >= coordinates[i].left && mousex <= coordinates[i].right) {
if (mousey >= coordinates[i].top && mousey <= coordinates[i].bottom) {
// Yes, the mouse is on a droppable area
droptarget = coordinates[i].dom;
droptarget.removeClass("somethingover").addClass("dropped");
dragged.hide("fast", function() {
$(this).remove();
});
}
}
}
// Reset variables
mousex = 0;
mousey = 0;
dragged = null;
coordinates = [];
}
var startDragging = function(e) {
// Find coordinates of the droppable bounding boxes
$(".droppable").each(function() {
var lefttop = $(this).offset();
// and save them in a container for later access
coordinates.push({
...