Transfer Effect


Transfer Effect

Description: Transfers the outline of an element to another element

  • transfer

    • className
      Type: String
      argumental class name the transfer element will receive.
    • to
      Type: String
      jQuery selector, the element to transfer to.

Very useful when trying to visualize interaction between two elements.

The transfer element iself has the class ui-effects-transfer, and needs to be styled by you, for example by adding a background or border.

Example:

Clicking on the green element transfers to the other.

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<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<title>transfer demo</title>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="//code.jquery.com/ui/1.9.2/themes/base/jquery-ui.css">
<style>
div.green {
width: 100px;
height: 80px;
background: green;
border: 1px solid black;
position: relative;
}
div.red {
margin-top: 10px;
width: 50px;
height: 30px;
background: red;
border: 1px solid black;
position: relative;
}
.ui-effects-transfer {
border: 1px dotted black;
}
</style>
<script src="//code.jquery.com/jquery-1.8.3.js"></script>
<script src="//code.jquery.com/ui/1.9.2/jquery-ui.js"></script>
</head>
<body>
<div class="green"></div>
<div class="red"></div>
<script>
$( "div" ).click(function() {
var i = 1 - $( "div" ).index( this );
$( this ).effect( "transfer", { to: $( "div" ).eq( i ) }, 1000 );
});
</script>
</body>
</html>

Demo: