get the start position of an item using the jquery ui sortable plugin
- by Rippo
I am using the jQuery UI sortable plugin and I am trying to get 2 alerts
I want the staring position of the element and the finished position of the element.
$(function() {
$("#filterlist ul").sortable({ opacity: 0.6, cursor: 'move', update: function(event, ui) {
alert(ui.item.prevAll().length + 1);
}
});
});
I can get the position of the item after it has been dragged by using:-
ui.item.prevAll().length + 1
What do I use to get the position it started from?