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	<title>jQuery UI Sortable - Handle empty lists</title>
	<link type="text/css" href="../../themes/base/jquery.ui.all.css" rel="stylesheet" />
	<script type="text/javascript" src="../../jquery-1.4.2.js"></script>
	<script type="text/javascript" src="../../ui/jquery.ui.core.js"></script>
	<script type="text/javascript" src="../../ui/jquery.ui.widget.js"></script>
	<script type="text/javascript" src="../../ui/jquery.ui.mouse.js"></script>
	<script type="text/javascript" src="../../ui/jquery.ui.sortable.js"></script>
	<link type="text/css" href="../demos.css" rel="stylesheet" />
	<style type="text/css">
	#sortable1, #sortable2, #sortable3 { list-style-type: none; margin: 0; padding: 0; float: left; margin-right: 10px; background: #eee; padding: 5px; width: 143px;}
	#sortable1 li, #sortable2 li, #sortable3 li { margin: 5px; padding: 5px; font-size: 1.2em; width: 120px; }
	</style>
	<script type="text/javascript">
	$(function() {
		$("ul.droptrue").sortable({
			connectWith: 'ul'
		});

		$("ul.dropfalse").sortable({
			connectWith: 'ul',
			dropOnEmpty: false
		});

		$("#sortable1, #sortable2, #sortable3").disableSelection();
	});
	</script>
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<ul id="sortable1" class='droptrue'>
	<li class="ui-state-default">Can be dropped..</li>
	<li class="ui-state-default">..on an empty list</li>
	<li class="ui-state-default">Item 3</li>
	<li class="ui-state-default">Item 4</li>
	<li class="ui-state-default">Item 5</li>
</ul>

<ul id="sortable2" class='dropfalse'>
	<li class="ui-state-highlight">Cannot be dropped..</li>
	<li class="ui-state-highlight">..on an empty list</li>
	<li class="ui-state-highlight">Item 3</li>
	<li class="ui-state-highlight">Item 4</li>
	<li class="ui-state-highlight">Item 5</li>
</ul>

<ul id="sortable3" class='droptrue'>
</ul>

<br clear="both" />

</div><!-- End demo -->

<div class="demo-description">

<p>
	Prevent all items in a list from being dropped into a separate, empty list
	using the <code>dropOnEmpty</code> option set to <code>false</code>.  By default,
	sortable items can be dropped on empty lists.
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