Jquery ui-sortable - unable to drop tr in empty tbody

Question

I have two connected tbody elements allowing me to drag rows between two tables. Everything works fine until all rows are removed from either table.

When all rows have

Answer 1

Here's how I solved the issue with being unable to drop a tr in an empty tbody:

$(function() {

    var sort1 = $('#sort1 tbody');
    var sort2 = $('#sort2 tbody');

   sizeCheck(sort1);
   sizeCheck(sort2);

   //Start the jQuery Sortable for Active and Fresh Promo Tables
   $("#sort1 tbody, #sort2 tbody").sortable({

     items: ">*:not(.sort-disabled)",

     deactivate: function(e, ui) {

        sizeCheck(sort1);
        sizeCheck(sort2);

     },
     //Connect tables to pass data
     connectWith: ".contentTable tbody"

   }).disableSelection();

});

//Prevent empty tbody from not allowing items dragged into it

function sizeCheck(item){
    if($(item).height() == 0){
        $(item).append('');
    }
}