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Want to sort within multiple groups

I have a working jQuery sort where there is one parent div and one child level of divs.

#tnewsList > .admin_block

I have added an additional layer of divs called .item_group so now I have

#tnewsList > .item_group > .admin_block

I want to be able to move admin_blocks within their existing item_group but not into another item_group, and record the new order, when saved, into my database. The item_groups themselves should not be able to be sorted within the parent #tnewsList.

I attach a piece of my html, and the working jQuery for the two-level html.

Thanks for reading, any help appreciated.
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drag_sort_151118_orig.js

sajayj2009

where are you passing 'thisis' variable?

Colin Brazier

ASKER

Sorry I should have hardcoded that bit.

It comes from the html page here:

<!-- Used in drag n drop -->
<script type="text/javascript">
	var thisis;
	thisis = "letters"  // changes for each category.
</script>

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and the controller checks $_GET to pass the control on to the correct page.

Colin Brazier

ASKER

@sajayj2009

did that help you?

Rainer Jeschor

Hi,
are you using the jQuery UI sortable widget? Or any other plugin?
I will have to provide a demo/sample on jsFiddle ...

Thanks
Rainer

Colin Brazier

ASKER

Yes, jQuery UI sortable widget

Here's what I have been playing about with:

$('.item_group .admin_block').each(function() {
            		/*myOrder.push($(this).attr("id"));*/
            		myOrder.push($(this).sortable('serialize'));
					/*serial = $(this).sortable('serialize');*/
					serial = $(this).sortable('serialize');
        			console.log(serial);  
        	});
        	console.log(myOrder.toString());  
        	console.log(myOrder); 
			tos_serial = myOrder.toString().serialize;
			myo_serial = myOrder.serialize;
        	console.log(tos_serial); 
        	console.log(myo_serial);

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Colin Brazier

ASKER

jsfiddle would be fine thanks.

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Colin Brazier

ASKER

I apologise to Rainer.

I am more upset with Sajayj because in my experience the first comment on a question puts a lot of people off as they think it's already being dealt with, and his comment had little to do with what I was asking about. Yes, I should have taken that variable "thisis" out of the code, but I did also pointedly ask him whether my answer to his question had helped, and I never heard back.

Cheers,

Col

Colin Brazier

ASKER

I figured it out myself.

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