This code corrects the position of the mouse (so the dragged object doesn't jump when you start dragging) and works with touch screens/phones as well
var dragObj = null; //object to be moved
var xOffset = 0; //used to prevent dragged object jumping to mouse location
var yOffset = 0;
window.onload = function()
{
document.getElementById("menuBar").addEventListener("mousedown", startDrag, true);
document.getElementById("menuBar").addEventListener("touchstart", startDrag, true);
document.onmouseup = stopDrag;
document.ontouchend = stopDrag;
}
function startDrag(e)
/*sets offset parameters and starts listening for mouse-move*/
{
e.preventDefault();
e.stopPropagation();
dragObj = e.target;
dragObj.style.position = "absolute";
var rect = dragObj.getBoundingClientRect();
if(e.type=="mousedown")
{
xOffset = e.clientX - rect.left; //clientX and getBoundingClientRect() both use viewable area adjusted when scrolling aka 'viewport'
yOffset = e.clientY - rect.top;
window.addEventListener('mousemove', dragObject, true);
}
else if(e.type=="touchstart")
{
xOffset = e.targetTouches[0].clientX - rect.left; //clientX and getBoundingClientRect() both use viewable area adjusted when scrolling aka 'viewport'
yOffset = e.targetTouches[0].clientY - rect.top;
window.addEventListener('touchmove', dragObject, true);
}
}
function dragObject(e)
/*Drag object*/
{
e.preventDefault();
e.stopPropagation();
if(dragObj == null) return; // if there is no object being dragged then do nothing
else if(e.type=="mousemove")
{
dragObj.style.left = e.clientX-xOffset +"px"; // adjust location of dragged object so doesn't jump to mouse position
dragObj.style.top = e.clientY-yOffset +"px";
}
else if(e.type=="touchmove")
{
dragObj.style.left = e.targetTouches[0].clientX-xOffset +"px"; // adjust location of dragged object so doesn't jump to mouse position
dragObj.style.top = e.targetTouches[0].clientY-yOffset +"px";
}
}
function stopDrag(e)
/*End dragging*/
{
if(dragObj)
{
dragObj = null;
window.removeEventListener('mousemove', dragObject, true);
window.removeEventListener('touchmove', dragObject, true);
}
}
div{height:400px; width:400px; border:1px solid #ccc; background:blue; cursor: pointer;}