jQWidgets jqxSortable distance Property

jQWidgets is a JavaScript framework for making web-based applications for PC and mobile devices. It is a very powerful and optimized framework, platform-independent, and widely supported. The jqxSortable represents a jQuery plugin that allows you to reorder elements in an Html list or div tags using the mouse.

The distance property is used to set the distance after which the sorting should start. The sorting will not start for the specified value until after the mouse is dragged beyond the distance. It allows clicking on elements within a handle. It accepts number type values and its default value is 1.

Syntax:

It is used to set the distance property.

$('Selector').jqxSortable({ distance : number });

It is used to return the distance property.

var distance = $('Selector').jqxSortable('distance');

Linked Files: Download jQWidgets from the given link. In the HTML file, locate the script files in the downloaded folder.

<link type=”text/css” rel=”Stylesheet” href=”jqwidgets/styles/jqx.base.css” />
<script type=”text/javascript” src=”scripts/jquery-1.11.1.min.js”></script>
<script type=”text/javascript” src=”jqwidgets/jqxcore.js”></script>
<script type=”text/javascript” src=”jqwidgets/globalization/gloōbalize.js”></script>
<script type=”text/javascript” src=”jqwidgets/jqxsortable.js”></script>

Example: The below example illustrates the jqxSortable distance Property in jQWidgets.

HTML

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
    
<head>
    <link type="text/css" rel="Stylesheet" 
          href="jqwidgets/styles/jqx.base.css" />
    <script type="text/javascript" 
            src="scripts/jquery-1.11.1.min.js">
    </script>
    <script type="text/javascript" 
            src="jqwidgets/jqxcore.js">
    </script>
    <script type="text/javascript" 
            src="jqwidgets/globalization/globalize.js">
    </script>
    <script type="text/javascript" 
            src="jqwidgets/jqxsortable.js">
    </script>
</head>
    
<body>
    <h1 style="color: green">
          GeeksforGeeks 
    </h1>
    <h3>jQWidgets jqxSortable distance property</h3>
    <div id="sort1">
        <div class='gfg'><li>C</li></div>
        <div><li>C++</li></div>
        <div><li>Python</li></div>
        <div><li>HTML</li></div>
        <div><li>CSS</li></div>
        <div><li>JavaScript</li></div>
    </div>    
    
    <script type="text/javascript">
        $(document).ready(function () {
            $("#sort1").jqxSortable({
               distance: 100
            });
        });
    </script>
</body>
  
</html>