samples/jQueryDragDrop.html

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>HTML Drag and Drop</title>
<meta name="description" content="Drag-and-drop HTML elements into a GoJS Diagram using jQuery." />
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<script id="code">
  function init() {
    if (window.goSamples) goSamples();  // init for these samples -- you don't need to call this
    // Note that we do not use $ here as an alias for go.GraphObject.make because we are using $ for jQuery
    var $$ = go.GraphObject.make;  // for conciseness in defining templates

    myDiagram =
      $$(go.Diagram, "myDiagramDiv",  // must name or refer to the DIV HTML element
         { initialPosition: new go.Point(0, 0) });

    myDiagram.nodeTemplate =
      $$(go.Node, "Auto",
        { locationSpot: go.Spot.Center },
        new go.Binding("location", "loc", go.Point.parse),
        $$(go.Shape, "Ellipse",
          { fill: "white" }),
        $$(go.TextBlock,
          { margin: 5 },
          new go.Binding("text", "text").makeTwoWay()));

    $("li").draggable({
      stack: "#myDiagramDiv",
      revert: true,
      revertDuration: 0
    });

    $("#myDiagramDiv").droppable({
      activeClass: "ui-state-highlight",
      drop: function(event, ui) {
        var elt = ui.draggable.first();
        var text = elt.context.textContent;
        var x = ui.offset.left - myDiagram.div.offsetLeft;
        var y = ui.offset.top - myDiagram.div.offsetTop;
        var p = new go.Point(x, y);
        var q = myDiagram.transformViewToDoc(p);
        var model = myDiagram.model;
        model.startTransaction("drop");
        model.addNodeData({
          text: text,
          loc: go.Point.stringify(q)
        });
        model.commitTransaction("drop");
      }
    });
  }
</script>
</head>
<body onload="init()">
<div id="sample">
  <div style="width:100%; white-space:nowrap;">
    <span style="display: inline-block; vertical-align: top; width:20%">
      <div id="myItems" style="border: solid 1px black; height: 700px">
        <ul>
          <li>First</li>
          <li>Second</li>
          <li>Third</li>
          <li>Fourth</li>
          <li>Fifth</li>
        </ul>
      </div>
    </span>
    <span style="display: inline-block; vertical-align: top; width:80%">
      <div id="myDiagramDiv" style="border: solid 1px black; height: 700px"></div>
    </span>
  </div>
  <div id ="description">
  <p>
  This demonstrates using jQuery drag-and-drop capability to allow the user to drag HTML list items into a GoJS diagram.
  </p>
  </div>
</div>
</body>
</html>