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Placeholder

configuration

Provides a way for customization of the sortable item placeholder. If a function is supplied, it receives one argument - the draggable element's jQuery object. If placeholder function is not provided the widget will clone dragged item, remove its ID attribute, set its visibility to hidden and use it as a placeholder.

**Important: The placeholder element is appended to the Sortable widget container.

placeholder

Function | String | jQuery

<ul id="sortable">
    <li>ItemA1</li>
    <li>ItemA2</li>
    <li>ItemA3</li>
</ul>

<script>
    $("#sortable").kendoSortable({
        placeholder: function(element) {
            return element.clone().css({
                "opacity": 0.3,
                "border": "1px dashed #000000"
            });
        }
    });
</script>