SortableService

The SortableService is a service that manages the drag-and-drop functionality for transferring items between Sortable components.

Name	Type	Default	Description
activeDraggable	DraggableDirective		Specifies the Draggable item that is currently being moved.
lastDraggable	DraggableDirective		Specifies the Draggable item that last emitted an event.
originDraggable	DraggableDirective		Specifies the Draggable item from which the dragging started.
target	SortableComponent		Specifies the SortableComponent instance under the currently dragged item.

Methods

getSortableComponentFromTouch
The method that finds the SortableComponent which is registered to the SortableService by using the arguments of the touch event.
Parameters touch any A Touch-Object of the Touch type interface. Represents a single contact point (finger or stylus) on a touch-sensitive device (touchscreen or trackpad).
Returns { component: SortableComponent; index: number; } An object where the component is the SortableComponent that owns the item and the index is the index of the touched item.

getSource
Returns the source SortableComponent from which an item is dragged to other Sortable components.
Returns SortableComponent The SourceComponent.

registerComponent
Registers a SortableComponent with the SortableService so that it can be managed by the service.
Parameters sortableComponent SortableComponent The SortableComponent.
Returns string The unique key that the current SortableComponent gets when registered.

setSource
Sets the SortableComponent as a source component. When dragging an item from one Sortable to another, the source component is the one from which the item originates.
Parameters sortable SortableComponent The SortableComponent.

unregisterComponent
Removes a SortableComponent from the registered SortableComponents with which the service operates.
Parameters key string The key of the SortableComponent which will be removed from the register. Obtained when registerComponent is called.