JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground
by Kalu Singh Rao
HTML
<textarea rows="4" cols="50" placeholder="Enter Text Here!"></textarea>
<br/>
<input type="button" id="button" value="Add Div with Text" />
<button class="remove">Remove div</button>
<br/>
<div>
<div class="middle-side empty"></div>
</div>
<script src="//code.jquery.com/ui/1.11.1/jquery-ui.js"></script>
CSS
.middle-side {
width: 500px;
height: 500px;
border: 2px solid;
}
.draggable {
width: 150px;
height: 150px;
padding: 0.5em;
background:#FFFFDD;
position: relative;
z-index: 1;
}
.placement {
border: 2px dashed #000;
}
JavaScript
/** Remove newly created div **/
$(".remove").click(function(){
$(".draggable").remove();
});
var z = 1;
$('#button').click(function (e) {
/** Make div draggable **/
$('<div />', {
class: 'draggable ui-widget-content',
html: '<span class="close">[X]</span><span class="text">' + $('textarea').val() + '</span>',
appendTo: '.middle-side',
draggable: {
containment: 'parent',
start: function( event, ui ) {
$(this).css('z-index', ++z);
}
}
}).addClass('placement');
/** Contain draggable div **/
$('.middle-side').parent().mousemove(function(e){
var offset = $(this).offset();
var relX = e.pageX - offset.left;
var relY = e.pageY - offset.top;
$('.placement').css({'top': relY + 30,'left': relX + 10, 'position': 'absolute'});
})
});
/** Place a temporary dashed border on div after initial creation**/
$('.middle-side').on('click', function(e){
var offset = $(this).offset();
var relX = e.pageX - offset.left;
var relY = e.pageY - offset.top;
$('.placement').css({'top': relY,'left': relX, 'position': 'absolute' });
$(this).off("mousemove").find('.placement').removeClass('placement')
});
$('body').on('click', '.draggable .close', function () {
$(this).closest('.draggable').remove();
});