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moveTask

Description​

Moves a task to a new position

moveTask: (sid: string | number, tindex: number, parent?: string | number) => boolean | void

Parameters​

  • sid - (required) string | number - the id of the task to move
  • tindex - (required) number - the index of the position that the task will be moved to
    (the index within a branch)
  • parent - (optional) string | number - the parent id. If specified, the tindex will refer to the index in the
    'parent' branch

Returns​

  • result - (boolean | void) - returns false if the action has been canceled using onBeforeTaskMove, returns undefined otherwise

Example​

const tasks = {
  data:[
     {id:"p_1", text:"Project #1", start_date:"01-04-2023", duration:18, 
     open:true},
     {id:"t_1", text:"Task #1", start_date:"02-04-2023", duration:8,
     parent:"p_1"},
     {id:"t_2", text:"Task #2", start_date:"11-04-2023", duration:8,
     parent:"p_1"}
   ]
};
gantt.init("gantt_here");
gantt.parse(tasks);
 
gantt.moveTask("t_1", 1); /*!*/
//-> after such a move, the task "t_1" will have the root level