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<h1>Draggable DIV Element</h1>
<p>Click and hold the mouse button down while moving the DIV element</p>
<div class="mydiv div1">
<div class="mydivheader">Click here to move</div>
<p>Move</p>
<p>this</p>
<p>DIV</p>
</div>
<div class="mydiv div2">
<div class="mydivheader">Click here to move</div>
<p>Move</p>
<p>this</p>
<p>DIV</p>
</div>
<div class="mydiv div3">
<div class="mydivheader">Click here to move</div>
<p>Move</p>
<p>this</p>
<p>DIV</p>
</div>
<div class="mydiv div4">
<p>Move</p>
<p>this</p>
<p>DIV</p>
</div>
.mydiv {
position: absolute;
display: table;
min-width: 150px;
z-index: 9;
background-color: #f1f1f1;
text-align: center;
border: 1px solid #d3d3d3;
cursor: move;
}
.mydivheader {
padding: 10px;
cursor: move;
z-index: 10;
background-color: #2196f3;
color: #fff;
}
.div2 {
left: 200px;
}
.div3 {
left: 400px;
}
.div4 {
left: 600px;
}
const els = document.querySelectorAll(".mydiv");
els.forEach((name) => {
dragElement(name);
});
function dragElement(elmnt) {
var pos1 = 0,
pos2 = 0,
pos3 = 0,
pos4 = 0;
elmnt.onmousedown = dragMouseDown;
function dragMouseDown(e) {
e = e || window.event;
e.preventDefault();
// get the mouse cursor position at startup:
pos3 = e.clientX;
pos4 = e.clientY;
document.onmouseup = closeDragElement;
// call a function whenever the cursor moves:
document.onmousemove = elementDrag;
}
function elementDrag(e) {
e = e || window.event;
e.preventDefault();
// calculate the new cursor position:
pos1 = pos3 - e.clientX;
pos2 = pos4 - e.clientY;
pos3 = e.clientX;
pos4 = e.clientY;
// set the element's new position:
elmnt.style.top = elmnt.offsetTop - pos2 + "px";
elmnt.style.left = elmnt.offsetLeft - pos1 + "px";
}
function closeDragElement() {
/* stop moving when mouse button is released:*/
document.onmouseup = null;
document.onmousemove = null;
}
}
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