Warning

This library is no longer actively maintained. It will continue to receive critical security updates, but there are no new features planned. In future versions of React, the findDOMNode method will be deprecated. This method is a critical piece of the architecture of react-sortable-hoc, and the library will stop working in the future when that method is removed from react-dom.

All development efforts have been redirected towards @dnd-kit. It provides feature parity, built with a modern and extensible architecture, supports complex use-cases and has accessibility features built-in. New consumers are strongly encouraged to adopt @dnd-kit instead of adopting react-sortable-hoc.

A set of higher-order components to turn any list into an animated, accessible and touch-friendly sortable list

Examples available here: http://clauderic.github.io/react-sortable-hoc/

Features

• Higher Order Components – Integrates with your existing components
• Drag handle, auto-scrolling, locked axis, events, and more!
• Suuuper smooth animations – Chasing the 60FPS dream 🌈
• Works with virtualization libraries: react-virtualized, react-tiny-virtual-list, react-infinite, etc.
• Horizontal lists, vertical lists, or a grid ↔ ↕ ⤡
• Touch support 👌
• Accessible: supports keyboard sorting

Installation

Using npm:

$ npm install react-sortable-hoc --save

Then, using a module bundler that supports either CommonJS or ES2015 modules, such as webpack:

// Using an ES6 transpiler like Babel
import {SortableContainer, SortableElement} from 'react-sortable-hoc';

// Not using an ES6 transpiler
var Sortable = require('react-sortable-hoc');
var SortableContainer = Sortable.SortableContainer;
var SortableElement = Sortable.SortableElement;

Alternatively, an UMD build is also available:

<script src="react-sortable-hoc/dist/react-sortable-hoc.umd.js"></script>

Usage

Basic Example

import React, {Component} from 'react';
import {render} from 'react-dom';
import {SortableContainer, SortableElement} from 'react-sortable-hoc';
import arrayMove from 'array-move';

const SortableItem = SortableElement(({value}) => <li>{value}</li>);

const SortableList = SortableContainer(({items}) => {
  return (
    <ul>
      {items.map((value, index) => (
        <SortableItem key={`item-${value}`} index={index} value={value} />
      ))}
    </ul>
  );
});

class SortableComponent extends Component {
  state = {
    items: ['Item 1', 'Item 2', 'Item 3', 'Item 4', 'Item 5', 'Item 6'],
  };
  onSortEnd = ({oldIndex, newIndex}) => {
    this.setState(({items}) => ({
      items: arrayMove(items, oldIndex, newIndex),
    }));
  };
  render() {
    return <SortableList items={this.state.items} onSortEnd={this.onSortEnd} />;
  }
}

render(<SortableComponent />, document.getElementById('root'));

That's it! React Sortable does not come with any styles by default, since it's meant to enhance your existing components.

More code examples are available here.

Why should I use this?

There are already a number of great Drag & Drop libraries out there (for instance, react-dnd is fantastic). If those libraries fit your needs, you should definitely give them a try first. However, most of those libraries rely on the HTML5 Drag & Drop API, which has some severe limitations. For instance, things rapidly become tricky if you need to support touch devices, if you need to lock dragging to an axis, or want to animate the nodes as they're being sorted. React Sortable HOC aims to provide a simple set of higher-order components to fill those gaps. If you're looking for a dead-simple, mobile-friendly way to add sortable functionality to your lists, then you're in the right place.

Prop Types

SortableContainer HOC

Property	Type	Default	Description
axis	String	y	Items can be sorted horizontally, vertically or in a grid. Possible values: x, y or xy
lockAxis	String		If you'd like, you can lock movement to an axis while sorting. This is not something that is possible with HTML5 Drag & Drop. Possible values: x or y.
helperClass	String		You can provide a class you'd like to add to the sortable helper to add some styles to it
transitionDuration	Number	300	The duration of the transition when elements shift positions. Set this to 0 if you'd like to disable transitions
keyboardSortingTransitionDuration	Number	transitionDuration	The duration of the transition when the helper is shifted during keyboard sorting. Set this to 0 if you'd like to disable transitions for the keyboard sorting helper. Defaults to the value set for transitionDuration if undefined
keyCodes	Array	{  lift: [32],  drop: [32],  cancel: [27],  up: [38, 37],  down: [40, 39]}	An object containing an array of keycodes for each keyboard-accessible action.
pressDelay	Number	0	If you'd like elements to only become sortable after being pressed for a certain time, change this property. A good sensible default value for mobile is 200. Cannot be used in conjunction with the distance prop.
pressThreshold	Number