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Javascript Move HTML Elements

JAVASCRIPT MOVE HTML ELEMENTS

https://code-boxx.com/move-html-element-javascript/

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<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>JS Move Element</title>
<!-- (A) DEMO STYLES -->
<style>
.first { background: #ffddf1; }
.second { background: #ddfff7; }
</style>
</head>
<body>
<!-- (B) HTML CONTAINERS -->
<div class="first">
<p>First container.</p>
<p id="source">Paragraph to move.</p>
</div>
<div class="second" id="target">
<p>Second container.</p>
</div>
<!-- (C) MOVE! -->
<script>
function move () {
// (C1) GET SOURCE & TARGET ELEMENTS
var source = document.getElementById("source"),
target = document.getElementById("target");
// (C2) MOVE!
target.appendChild(source);
}
</script>
<input type="button" value="Move" onclick="move()">
</body>
</html>
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>JS Move Element</title>
<!-- (A) DEMO STYLES -->
<style>
.first { background: #ffddf1; }
.second { background: #ddfff7; }
</style>
</head>
<body>
<!-- (B) HTML CONTAINERS -->
<div class="first" id="source">
<p>First container.</p>
<p>Some content.</p>
</div>
<div class="second" id="target">
<p>Second container.</p>
</div>
<!-- (C) MOVE! -->
<script>
function move () {
// (C1) GET SOURCE & TARGET ELEMENTS
var source = document.getElementById("source"),
target = document.getElementById("target");
// (C2) MOVE!
target.innerHTML += source.innerHTML;
source.innerHTML = "";
}
</script>
<input type="button" value="Move" onclick="move()">
</body>
</html>
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>JS Move Element</title>
<!-- (A) DEMO STYLES -->
<style>
#clist { display: flex; }
#first, #second { width: 50%; }
.first { background: #ffddf1; }
.second { background: #ddfff7; }
</style>
</head>
<body>
<!-- (B) HTML CONTAINERS -->
<div id="clist">
<div class="first" id="first">
<p>One</p>
<p>Two</p>
<p>Three</p>
</div>
<div class="second" id="second"></div>
</div>
<!-- (C) JAVASCRIPT -->
<script>
window.addEventListener("load", () => {
// (C1) GET ALL HTML ELEMENTS
var first = document.getElementById("first"),
second = document.getElementById("second"),
all = document.querySelectorAll("#first p");
// (C2) TOGGLE CONTAINER
for (let p of all) {
p.onclick = function () {
if (this.parentElement == first) { second.appendChild(this); }
else { first.appendChild(this); }
};
}
});
</script>
</body>
</html>
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