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How to to get one DIV to the front in case of cascaded DIVs

I have 4 DIVs if type draggable and resizable as per the code below, I want when I select a div to move it or resize it to get it to the front and send the rest to the back, how can I do so?

 <style>
        #window1 { background-position: top left; width: 150px; height: 150px; padding: 0.5em; }
        #window2 { background-position: top left; width: 150px; height: 150px; padding: 0.5em; }
        #window3 { background-position: top left; width: 150px; height: 150px; padding: 0.5em; }
        #window4 { background-position: top left; width: 150px; height: 150px; padding: 0.5em; }
        .ui-resizable-helper { border: 2px dotted #00F; }
        </style>
        <script>
        $(function() {
                $( "#window1" ).draggable({containment: "#main"},{ cursor: "move", cursorAt: { top: 56, left: 56 } });
                $( "#window1" ).resizable({animate: true},{helper: "ui-resizable-helper"});
                $( "#window2" ).draggable({containment: "#main"},{ cursor: "move", cursorAt: { top: 56, left: 56 } });
                $( "#window2" ).resizable({animate: true},{helper: "ui-resizable-helper"});
                $( "#window3" ).draggable({containment: "#main"},{ cursor: "move", cursorAt: { top: 56, left: 56 } });
                $( "#window3" ).resizable({animate: true},{helper: "ui-resizable-helper"});
                $( "#window4" ).draggable({containment: "#main"},{ cursor: "move", cursorAt: { top: 56, left: 56 } });
                $( "#window4" ).resizable({animate: true},{helper: "ui-resizable-helper"});
        });
        </script>
<div id="window1" class="ui-widget-content">
        <p id="window1content">Window's content is not set</p>
</div>
<div id="window2" class="ui-widget-content">
        <p id="window2content">Window's content is not set</p>
</div>
<div id="window3" class="ui-widget-content">
        <p id="window3content">Window's content is not set</p>
</div>
<div id="window4" class="ui-widget-content">
        <p id="window4content">Window's content is not set</p>
</div>

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scgstuff

Could you set the z-index of the div that has been dragged? The z-index would allow it to sit on top of the other divs.

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Ashraf Hassanein

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How can define the z axis?

Hi Leakim971, the code did not work, when I mouse click on a certain div it moves instead another one far of it.

leakim971

Which browser? Work fine for me on the latest Chrome, FF and IE10 & comp. mode

http://fiddle.jshell.net/x2uK4/show/

Ashraf Hassanein

ASKER

Hi leakim971, that is reallly strange, I tested in chrome and the IE11 and I have the sane issue I copied the same same as your last file but it is as is, you can check in my url:

https://www.hassans.nl/new

leakim971

you did not notice my css update, I replaced your css ;-)
position must be absolute

Ashraf Hassanein

ASKER

Now it is working :-) , I have a small problem, in your example you can freely move the div's up and down right and left without increasing its area, in mine I can only move it right and left if I want to move up and down I need to change its size, can you tell me what am I doing wrong?

leakim971

add this css :

#main {
height:100%;
}

Hi Leakim971, the code did not work, when I mouse click on a certain div it moves instead another one far of it.

for the next time, please, when you say it don't work, specify if come from the original answer OR from your deployment.

Ashraf Hassanein

ASKER

Hi Leakim971, thanks for your help, it now it is working my deployment, for the confusion.

Ashraf Hassanein

ASKER

Very helpful solution