I figured it out: $('.ui-draggable:last') is the name / way to address
the clone you're currently dragging.
Thought I'd post the solution here in case anyone else runs into this
problem and does a search.On Jan 26, 5:03 am, "[email protected]" <[email protected]> wrote: > Problem: > > I'm dragging a clone helper. During the drag I want to add some text > to the item being dragged (and also have it available when it hits a > droppable, but that's another story). I've tried appending $(this) in > the drag() section, but it just continuously adds the text to the > original draggable element. > > So my questions: > -how do I address / manipulate the cloned item during the drag- and > have it only fire once. Ideally I'd want to create a unique id per > dragged item for later use, so once I know how to address the clone I > should be able to add an ID. > - is there a way to destroy draggability for the original item once > it's been successfully dropped? The items being dragged do not have a > unique id and I don't want to give them one - they just need to stay > part of a class. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "jQuery UI" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/jquery-ui?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
