How to move an element in the DOM?
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Rather than duplicating, just do this:
document.getElementById('wrapperA').appendChild(document.getElementById('superWidget'));
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Updated on December 30, 2020Comments
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user1031947 over 3 years
I have an element #superWidget in the DOM that is very interactive. It uses jquery UI sortable, draggable, and a bunch of other plugins.
<div id="wrapperA"></div> <div id="wrapperB"> <div id="superWidget"></div> </div>
I want to change the position of #superWidget in the DOM. I want to remove it from #wrapperB and place it in #wrapperA.
<div id="wrapperA"> <div id="superWidget"></div> </div> <div id="wrapperB"></div>
I have tried the following...
var copy = $("#superWidget").clone(true, true); $("#superWidget").remove(); $("#wrapperA").append(copy);
...however this breaks a lot of the plugins.
I do not want to have to rebind everything. Is there a better way to do this? (I notice that jquery UI sortable is somehow able to move elements around in the DOM without breaking any interactivity... there must be a way.)
Thanks (in advance) for your help