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Trip
Trip

Reputation: 27114

Can you detect "dragging" in jQuery?

I have a throbber that is to appear when a user clicks a link.

The problem is is that that same link can be clicked and dragged to be rearranged. In this case, I wouldn't need the throbber to appear. It only needs to appear if its actually waiting to go somewhere.

How can I, with jQuery, create an event listener that would only allow a throbber to appear if its a click through to a link, and not a click and drag?

Upvotes: 121

Views: 209901

Answers (15)

Silas Palmer
Silas Palmer

Reputation: 2985

Late to the party, but this code also detects touch events (mobile, tablet).

$(".draggable").on('touchstart mousedown', function(ev) {
    ev.preventDefault();
    $(this).on("touchmove mousemove",function(e){
        var x = e.pageX || e.changedTouches[0].pageX;
        var y = e.pageY || e.changedTouches[0].pageY;
        var p1 = { x: x, y: y };
        var p0 = $(this).data("p0") || p1;
        console.log("dragging from x:" + p0.x + " y:" + p0.y + "to x:" + p1.x + " y:" + p1.y);
        $(this).data("p0", p0);
    });
}).on('touchend mouseup', function(ev) {
    ev.preventDefault();
    $(this).off("touchmove mousemove");
});

Upvotes: 2

Julesezaar
Julesezaar

Reputation: 3396

I needed a function that always keeps track of mouse position and detect left-, right-, top-, bottom- dragging. It also does not trigger on click but needs a minimum of 15px move

/**
 * Check for drag when moved minimum 15px
 * Same time keep track of mouse position while dragging
 */
// Variables to be accessed outside in other functions
var dragMouseX;
var dragMouseY;
var myDragging = false; // true or false
var dragDirectionX = false; // left or right
var dragDirectionY = false; // top or bottom

$(document).on("mousedown", function(e) {
    // Reset some variables on mousedown
    var lastDirectionCheck = e.timeStamp;
    var dragStartX = e.pageX;
    var dragStartY = e.pageY;
    dragMouseX = e.pageX;
    dragMouseY = e.pageY;
    myDragging = false;
    dragDirectionX = false;
    dragDirectionY = false;

    // On the move
    $(document).on("mousemove", function(e) {
        dragMouseX = e.pageX;
        dragMouseY = e.pageY;

        // Recalculate drag direction every 200ms in case user changes his mind
        if (e.timeStamp > (lastDirectionCheck + 200)) {
            dragStartX = dragMouseX;
            dragStartY = dragMouseY;
            lastDirectionCheck = e.timeStamp;
        }

        // Check for drag when moved minimum 15px in any direction
        if (!myDragging && Math.abs(dragStartX - dragMouseX) > 15 || Math.abs(dragStartY - dragMouseY) > 15) {
            myDragging = true;
        }
        if (myDragging) {
            // Check drag direction X
            if (dragStartX > dragMouseX) dragDirectionX = 'left';
            if (dragStartX < dragMouseX) dragDirectionX = 'right';

            // Check drag direction Y
            if (dragStartY > dragMouseY) dragDirectionY = 'top';
            if (dragStartY < dragMouseY) dragDirectionY = 'bottom';

            // console.log(dragDirectionX + ' ' + dragDirectionY);
        }
    });
});

// Reset some variables again on mouseup
$(document).on("mouseup", function() {
    $(document).off("mousemove");
    myDragging = false;
    dragDirectionX = false;
    dragDirectionY = false;
});

Upvotes: 0

Jack
Jack

Reputation: 3405

I branched off from the accepted answer to only run when the click is being HELD down and dragged.

My function was running when I wasn't holding the mouse down. Here's the updated code if you also want this functionality:

var isDragging = false;
var mouseDown = false;

$('.test_area')
    .mousedown(function() {
        isDragging = false;
        mouseDown = true;
    })
    .mousemove(function(e) {
        isDragging = true;

        if (isDragging === true && mouseDown === true) {
            my_special_function(e);
        }
     })
    .mouseup(function(e) {

        var wasDragging = isDragging;

        isDragging = false;
        mouseDown = false;

        if ( ! wasDragging ) {
            my_special_function(e);
        }

    }
);

Upvotes: 2

Marcelo Kanzaki
Marcelo Kanzaki

Reputation: 21

Make sure you set the element's draggable attribute to false so you don't have side effects when listening to mouseup events:

<div class="thing" draggable="false">text</div>

Then, you can use jQuery:

$(function() {
  var pressed, pressX, pressY,
      dragged,
      offset = 3; // helps detect when the user really meant to drag

  $(document)
  .on('mousedown', '.thing', function(e) {
    pressX = e.pageX;
    pressY = e.pageY;
    pressed = true;
  })
  .on('mousemove', '.thing', function(e) {
    if (!pressed) return;
    dragged = Math.abs(e.pageX - pressX) > offset ||
              Math.abs(e.pageY - pressY) > offset;
  })
  .on('mouseup', function() {
    dragged && console.log('Thing dragged');
    pressed = dragged = false;
  });
});

Upvotes: 2

GaidenFocus
GaidenFocus

Reputation: 373

With jQuery UI just do this!

$( "#draggable" ).draggable({
  start: function() {

  },
  drag: function() {

  },
  stop: function() {

  }
});

Upvotes: 27

Aiphee
Aiphee

Reputation: 9156

You don`t have to setup variable, you can just set if it is moving in data-attribute

$youtubeSlider.find('a')
    .on('mousedown', function (e) {
        $(this).data('moving', false);
    })
    .on('mousemove', function (e) {
        $(this).data('moving', true);
    })
    .on('mouseup', function (e) {
        if (!$(this).data('moving')) {
            // Open link
        }
    });

Upvotes: 0

jnaklaas
jnaklaas

Reputation: 51

$(".draggable")
.mousedown(function(e){
    $(this).on("mousemove",function(e){
        var p1 = { x: e.pageX, y: e.pageY };
        var p0 = $(this).data("p0") || p1;
        console.log("dragging from x:" + p0.x + " y:" + p0.y + "to x:" + p1.x + " y:" + p1.y);
        $(this).data("p0", p1);
    });
})
.mouseup(function(){
    $(this).off("mousemove");
});

This solution uses the "on" and "off" functions to bind an unbind a mousemove event (bind and unbind are deprecated). You can also detect the change in mouse x and y positions between two mousemove events.

Upvotes: 5

Simen Echholt
Simen Echholt

Reputation: 11293

On mousedown, start set the state, if the mousemove event is fired record it, finally on mouseup, check if the mouse moved. If it moved, we've been dragging. If we've not moved, it's a click.

var isDragging = false;
$("a")
.mousedown(function() {
    isDragging = false;
})
.mousemove(function() {
    isDragging = true;
 })
.mouseup(function() {
    var wasDragging = isDragging;
    isDragging = false;
    if (!wasDragging) {
        $("#throbble").toggle();
    }
});

Here's a demo: http://jsfiddle.net/W7tvD/1399/

Upvotes: 239

Joseph
Joseph

Reputation: 1536

// here is how you can detect dragging in all four directions
var isDragging = false;
$("some DOM element").mousedown(function(e) {
    var previous_x_position = e.pageX;
    var previous_y_position = e.pageY;

    $(window).mousemove(function(event) {
        isDragging = true;
        var x_position = event.pageX;
        var y_position = event.pageY;

        if (previous_x_position < x_position) {
            alert('moving right');
        } else {
            alert('moving left');
        }
        if (previous_y_position < y_position) {
            alert('moving down');
        } else {
            alert('moving up');
        }
        $(window).unbind("mousemove");
    });
}).mouseup(function() {
    var wasDragging = isDragging;
    isDragging = false;
    $(window).unbind("mousemove");
});

Upvotes: 2

ipfaffen
ipfaffen

Reputation: 13

jQuery plugin based on Simen Echholt's answer. I called it single click.

/**
 * jQuery plugin: Configure mouse click that is triggered only when no mouse move was detected in the action.
 * 
 * @param callback
 */
jQuery.fn.singleclick = function(callback) {
    return $(this).each(function() {
        var singleClickIsDragging = false;
        var element = $(this);

        // Configure mouse down listener.
        element.mousedown(function() {
            $(window).mousemove(function() {
                singleClickIsDragging = true;
                $(window).unbind('mousemove');
            });
        });

        // Configure mouse up listener.
        element.mouseup(function(event) {
            var wasDragging = singleClickIsDragging;
            singleClickIsDragging = false;
            $(window).unbind('mousemove');
            if(wasDragging) {
                return;
            }

            // Since no mouse move was detected then call callback function.
            callback.call(element, event);
        });
    });
};

In use:

element.singleclick(function(event) {
    alert('Single/simple click!');
});

^^

Upvotes: 1

syC
syC

Reputation: 31

Try this: it shows when is 'dragged' state. ;) fiddle link

$(function() {
    var isDragging = false;
    $("#status").html("status:");
    $("a")
    .mousedown(function() {
        $("#status").html("status: DRAGGED");        
    })
    .mouseup(function() {
        $("#status").html("status: dropped");   
    });

    $("ul").sortable();
});

Upvotes: 3

Anup
Anup

Reputation: 3353

For this simplest way is touch start, touch move and touch end. That is working for both PC and touch device just check it in jquery documentation and hope this is the best solution for you. good luck

Upvotes: 1

anewcomer
anewcomer

Reputation: 995

For some reason, the above solutions were not working for me. I went with the following:

$('#container').on('mousedown', function(e) {
    $(this).data('p0', { x: e.pageX, y: e.pageY });
}).on('mouseup', function(e) {
    var p0 = $(this).data('p0'),
        p1 = { x: e.pageX, y: e.pageY },
        d = Math.sqrt(Math.pow(p1.x - p0.x, 2) + Math.pow(p1.y - p0.y, 2));

    if (d < 4) {
        alert('clicked');
    }
})

You can tweak the distance limit to whatever you please, or even take it all the way to zero.

Upvotes: 29

Quasipickle
Quasipickle

Reputation: 4498

If you're using jQueryUI - there is an onDrag event. If you're not, then attach your listener to mouseup(), not click().

Upvotes: -1

Diodeus - James MacFarlane
Diodeus - James MacFarlane

Reputation: 114347

You've need to set a timer. When the timer times out, start the throbber and register the click. When drag occurs, clear the timer so it never completes.

Upvotes: 0

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