How to move table row in jQuery?

Question

Say I had links with up/down arrows for moving a table row up or down in order. What would be the most straightforward way to move that row up or down one position (using jQ

Answer 1

$(document).ready(function () {
   $(".up,.down").click(function () {
      var $element = this;
      var row = $($element).parents("tr:first");

      if($(this).is('.up')){
         row.insertBefore(row.prev());
      } 
      else{
         row.insertAfter(row.next());
      }

  });

});

Try using JSFiddle

Answer 2

You could also do something pretty simple with the adjustable up/down..

given your links have a class of up or down you can wire this up in the click handler of the links. This is also under the assumption that the links are within each row of the grid.

$(document).ready(function(){
    $(".up,.down").click(function(){
        var row = $(this).parents("tr:first");
        if ($(this).is(".up")) {
            row.insertBefore(row.prev());
        } else {
            row.insertAfter(row.next());
        }
    });
});

HTML:

<table>
    <tr>
        <td>One</td>
        <td>
            <a href="#" class="up">Up</a>
            <a href="#" class="down">Down</a>
        </td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
        <td>Two</td>
        <td>
            <a href="#" class="up">Up</a>
            <a href="#" class="down">Down</a>
        </td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
        <td>Three</td>
        <td>
            <a href="#" class="up">Up</a>
            <a href="#" class="down">Down</a>
        </td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
        <td>Four</td>
        <td>
            <a href="#" class="up">Up</a>
            <a href="#" class="down">Down</a>
        </td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
        <td>Five</td>
        <td>
            <a href="#" class="up">Up</a>
            <a href="#" class="down">Down</a>
        </td>
    </tr>
</table>

Demo - JsFiddle