How to rearrange elements using jQuery?

Question

How to rearrange elements using jQuery ?

Orginal Code :

<p id="paragraph1">1</p>
<p id="paragraph2">2</p>
<p id="paragraph3">3</p>
<p id="paragraph4">4</p>
<p id="paragraph5">5</p>

After Rearrange (put p3 in p2's place)

<p id="paragraph1">1</p>
<p id="paragraph3">3</p>
<p id="paragraph2">2</p>
<p id="paragraph4">4</p>
<p id="paragraph5">5</p>

how are you wanting to rearrange them? when someone clicks a button? when someone drags the element around the screen? more details please. — nathan gonzalez
– nathan gonzalez, Commented Feb 5, 2011 at 21:51

karim79 · Accepted Answer · 2011-02-05 21:57:47Z

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$("#paragraph3").insertBefore("#paragraph2");

Slightly more elaborate example (clicking on a paragraph moves it up):

$("p").click(function() {
   $(this).insertBefore($(this).prev()); 
});

answered Feb 5, 2011 at 21:52

karim79

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