{"id":20661,"date":"2018-01-29T16:15:16","date_gmt":"2018-01-29T14:15:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.webcodegeeks.com\/?p=20661"},"modified":"2018-01-29T13:28:07","modified_gmt":"2018-01-29T11:28:07","slug":"jquery-hide-show-element-example","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.webcodegeeks.com\/javascript\/jquery\/jquery-hide-show-element-example\/","title":{"rendered":"jQuery Hide and Show Element Example"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hello readers, today we will look into two useful jQuery methods that developers can use to <strong>hide<\/strong> an <code>HTML<\/code> element or to <strong>show<\/strong> any hidden <code>HTML<\/code> element. In this basic example, developers will learn how to hide or show an <code>HTML<\/code> element using the jQuery library.<\/p>\n<h2>1. Introduction<\/h2>\n<p><strong>jQuery<\/strong> is nothing but a JavaScript library that comes with the rich functionalities. It&#8217;s small and faster than many JavaScript code written by an average web developer. By using jQuery developers can write less code and do more things, it makes the web developer&#8217;s task very easy. In simple word, jQuery is a collection of several useful methods, which can be used to carry out many common tasks in JavaScript. A couple of lines of jQuery code can do things which need too many JavaScript lines to do. The true power of jQuery comes from its CSS-like selector, which allows it to select any element from DOM and change, update or manipulate it. Developers can use jQuery to do cool animations like fade in or fade out. They can also change the CSS class of a component dynamically e.g. making a component active or inactive. I have used this technique to make <em>tabbed UI<\/em> in <code>HTML<\/code>. I can vouch for jQuery that once developers start using it, they will never go back to plain old JavaScript as <em>jQuery<\/em> is <em>clear<\/em>, <em>concise<\/em>, and <em>powerful<\/em>.<br \/>\n[ulp id=&#8217;qGGDqWnle19VavkM&#8217;]<\/p>\n<h3>1.1 jQuery hide() Method<\/h3>\n<p>jQuery <code>hide()<\/code> method is used to hide the <code>HTML<\/code> elements. The element will not be displayed until the <code>show()<\/code> method is called for that element. This method is similar to <code>display: none<\/code> in CSS. Developers can use the <code>hide()<\/code> method in many ways.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><code>hide()<\/code>: This method hides the selected <code>HTML<\/code> element and this jQuery method doesn\u2019t take any arguments. In other words, this method simply sets the inline-style to <code>display: none<\/code> for the selected elements<\/li>\n<li><code>hide(speed)<\/code>: The argument <em>speed<\/em> determines the duration of this effect<\/li>\n<li><code>hide(speed, callback)<\/code>: The <em>speed<\/em> argument determines the duration of this effect. String values like <code>slow<\/code>, <code>fast<\/code>, and the numeric value in milliseconds is normally used. With the <em>callback<\/em> argument, developers can specify what to do after the <code>hide()<\/code> method is called<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>1.2 jQuery show() Method<\/h3>\n<p>jQuery <code>show()<\/code> method is used to display the hidden <code>HTML<\/code> elements. The <code>show()<\/code> method restores the display properties of the matched set of elements to whatever they initially were i.e. typically block, inline, or inline-block. This method works on elements hidden with <code>display: none<\/code> in CSS. Developers can use the <code>show()<\/code> method in many ways.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><code>show()<\/code>: This method displays the selected <code>HTML<\/code> element and this jQuery method doesn\u2019t take any arguments. In other words, this method simply sets the inline-style to <code>display: none<\/code> for the selected elements<\/li>\n<li><code>show(speed)<\/code>: The argument <em>speed<\/em> determines the duration of this effect<\/li>\n<li><code>speed(speed, callback)<\/code>: The <em>speed<\/em> argument determines the duration of this effect. String values like <code>slow<\/code>, <code>fast<\/code>, and the numeric value in milliseconds is normally used. With the <em>callback<\/em> argument, developers can specify what to do after the <code>show()<\/code> method is called<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Do note, the default speed or duration string <code>fast<\/code> indicates the duration of <code>200ms<\/code>, while the string <code>slow<\/code> indicates the duration of <code>600ms<\/code>. If this parameter is omitted, the default <code>400ms<\/code> is applied to the <code>hide()<\/code> and <code>show()<\/code> jQuery methods.<\/p>\n<p>These new APIs make developer&#8217;s life easier, really! But it would be difficult for a beginner to understand this without an example. Therefore, let me show you how to hide and show the selected <code>HTML<\/code> elements using the jQuery library.<\/p>\n<h2>2. jQuery Hide and Show Elements Example<\/h2>\n<p>Here is a step-by-step guide for demonstrating the hide and show effects using jQuery.<\/p>\n<h3>2.1 Tools Used<\/h3>\n<p>We are using Eclipse Kepler SR2, JDK 8 and Maven. Having said that, we have tested the code against JDK 1.7 and it works well.<\/p>\n<h3>2.2 Project Structure<\/h3>\n<p>Firstly, let\u2019s review the final project structure if you are confused about where you should create the corresponding files or folder later!<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_20662\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-20662\" style=\"width: 385px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.webcodegeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/jQuery_sh_project_structure-guide_1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-20662\" src=\"http:\/\/www.webcodegeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/jQuery_sh_project_structure-guide_1.jpg\" alt=\"Fig. 1: Application Project Structure\" width=\"385\" height=\"324\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.webcodegeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/jQuery_sh_project_structure-guide_1.jpg 385w, https:\/\/www.webcodegeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/jQuery_sh_project_structure-guide_1-300x252.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 385px) 100vw, 385px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-20662\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fig. 1: Application Project Structure<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3>2.3 Project Creation<\/h3>\n<p>This section will show on how to create a Java-based Maven project with Eclipse. In Eclipse Ide, go to <code>File -&gt; New -&gt; Maven Project<\/code>.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_20663\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-20663\" style=\"width: 657px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.webcodegeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/jQuery_sh_project_guide_1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-20663\" src=\"http:\/\/www.webcodegeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/jQuery_sh_project_guide_1.jpg\" alt=\"Fig. 2: Create Maven Project\" width=\"657\" height=\"690\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.webcodegeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/jQuery_sh_project_guide_1.jpg 657w, https:\/\/www.webcodegeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/jQuery_sh_project_guide_1-286x300.jpg 286w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 657px) 100vw, 657px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-20663\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fig. 2: Create Maven Project<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In the New Maven Project window, it will ask you to select project location. By default, &#8216;Use default workspace location&#8217; will be selected. Just click on next button to proceed.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_20664\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-20664\" style=\"width: 598px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.webcodegeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/jQuery_sh_project_guide_2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-20664\" src=\"http:\/\/www.webcodegeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/jQuery_sh_project_guide_2.jpg\" alt=\"Fig. 3: Project Details\" width=\"598\" height=\"543\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.webcodegeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/jQuery_sh_project_guide_2.jpg 598w, https:\/\/www.webcodegeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/jQuery_sh_project_guide_2-300x272.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 598px) 100vw, 598px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-20664\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fig. 3: Project Details<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Select the &#8216;Maven Web App&#8217; Archetype from the list of options and click next.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_20665\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-20665\" style=\"width: 515px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.webcodegeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/jQuery_sh_project_guide_3.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-20665\" src=\"http:\/\/www.webcodegeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/jQuery_sh_project_guide_3.jpg\" alt=\"Fig. 4: Archetype Selection\" width=\"515\" height=\"541\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.webcodegeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/jQuery_sh_project_guide_3.jpg 515w, https:\/\/www.webcodegeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/jQuery_sh_project_guide_3-286x300.jpg 286w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 515px) 100vw, 515px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-20665\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fig. 4: Archetype Selection<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>It will ask you to &#8216;Enter the group and the artifact id for the project&#8217;. We will input the details as shown in the below image. The version number will be by default: <code>0.0.1-SNAPSHOT<\/code>.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_20666\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-20666\" style=\"width: 521px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.webcodegeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/jQuery_sh_project_guide_4.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-20666\" src=\"http:\/\/www.webcodegeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/jQuery_sh_project_guide_4.jpg\" alt=\"Fig. 5: Archetype Parameters\" width=\"521\" height=\"541\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.webcodegeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/jQuery_sh_project_guide_4.jpg 521w, https:\/\/www.webcodegeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/jQuery_sh_project_guide_4-289x300.jpg 289w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 521px) 100vw, 521px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-20666\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fig. 5: Archetype Parameters<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Click on Finish and the creation of a maven project is completed. If you see, it has downloaded the maven dependencies and a <code>pom.xml<\/code> file will be created. It will have the following code:<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>pom.xml<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<pre class=\"brush:xml; wrap-lines:false;\">&lt;project xmlns=\"http:\/\/maven.apache.org\/POM\/4.0.0\" xmlns:xsi=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2001\/XMLSchema-instance\" xsi:schemaLocation=\"http:\/\/maven.apache.org\/POM\/4.0.0 http:\/\/maven.apache.org\/xsd\/maven-4.0.0.xsd\"&gt;\r\n\t&lt;modelVersion&gt;4.0.0&lt;\/modelVersion&gt;\r\n\t&lt;groupId&gt;jQueryShowHide&lt;\/groupId&gt;\r\n\t&lt;artifactId&gt;jQueryShowHide&lt;\/artifactId&gt;\r\n\t&lt;version&gt;0.0.1-SNAPSHOT&lt;\/version&gt;\r\n\t&lt;packaging&gt;war&lt;\/packaging&gt;\r\n&lt;\/project&gt;\r\n<\/pre>\n<p>Let\u2019s start building the application!<\/p>\n<h2>3. Application Building<\/h2>\n<p>Let\u2019s create a basic application to understand the building blocks of this tutorial.<\/p>\n<h3>3.1 Load the jQuery Library<\/h3>\n<p>Since it is a pure JavaScript framework, so developers should add its reference using the <code>&lt;script&gt;<\/code> tag.<\/p>\n<pre class=\"brush:js; wrap-lines:false;\">&lt;script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"resource\/js\/jquery-3.2.1.min.js\"&gt;&lt;\/script&gt;\r\n<\/pre>\n<p>Developers can either download the jQuery from the official website and the application will then directly load the jQuery library from the local drive or they can also include the direct CDN link under the <code>script<\/code> tag.<\/p>\n<h3>3.2 Define the Application<\/h3>\n<p>Next, we will define the sample application using the <code>HTML<\/code> tags.<\/p>\n<pre class=\"brush:html; wrap-lines:false;\">&lt;div id=\"buttons\" align=\"center\"&gt;\r\n    &lt;button type=\"button\" id=\"hide-btn\" class=\"btn btn-default\"&gt;Hide Paragraphs&lt;\/button&gt;\r\n    &lt;button type=\"button\" id=\"show-btn\" class=\"btn btn-default\"&gt;Show Paragraphs&lt;\/button&gt;\r\n&lt;\/div&gt;\r\n\r\n&lt;div id=\"pText\" align=\"center\"&gt;\r\n    &lt;p&gt;This is a paragraph!&lt;\/p&gt;\r\n    &lt;div&gt;\u00a0&lt;\/div&gt;\r\n    &lt;p&gt;This is another paragraph!&lt;\/p&gt;\r\n&lt;\/div&gt;\r\n<\/pre>\n<h3>3.3 Define a jQuery Function<\/h3>\n<p>In this step, we\u2019ll define a simple jQuery function to <strong>hide<\/strong> or <strong>show<\/strong> the paragraph text on a button click. Here <code>$()<\/code> is the default syntax for the jQuery function and is used to define jQuery part. <code>$(document).ready<\/code> method gets called when the document is loaded.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>showHide.js<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<pre class=\"brush:js; wrap-lines:false;\">$(document).ready(function() {\r\n\t\r\n    \/\/ Hide Displayed Paragraphs\r\n    $(\"#hide-btn\").click(function() {\r\n        $(\"p\").hide();\r\n    });\r\n\r\n    \/\/ Show Hidden Paragraphs\r\n    $(\"#show-btn\").click(function() {\r\n        $(\"p\").show();\r\n    });\r\n});\r\n<\/pre>\n<h3>3.4 First jQuery Application<\/h3>\n<p>Complete all the above steps and save the file. Let\u2019s see the sample code snippet.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>index.jsp<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<pre class=\"brush: html; wrap-lines:false;\">&lt;!DOCTYPE html&gt;\r\n&lt;html&gt;\r\n\t&lt;head&gt;\r\n\t    &lt;meta http-equiv=\"Content-Type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=UTF-8\"&gt;\r\n\t    &lt;title&gt;Example of jQuery Show Hide Effects&lt;\/title&gt;\r\n\t\r\n\t    &lt;!-- Javascript Files --&gt;\r\n\t    &lt;script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"resource\/js\/jquery-3.2.1.min.js\"&gt;&lt;\/script&gt;\r\n\t    &lt;script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"resource\/js\/showHide.js\"&gt;&lt;\/script&gt;\r\n\t\r\n\t    &lt;!-- Bootstrap Css --&gt;\r\n\t    &lt;link rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"https:\/\/maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com\/bootstrap\/3.3.7\/css\/bootstrap.min.css\"&gt;\r\n\t\r\n\t    &lt;style type=\"text\/css\"&gt;\r\n\t        p {\r\n\t        \twidth: 550px;\r\n\t            padding: 15px;\r\n\t            background: #F0E68C;\r\n\t        }\r\n\t        \r\n\t        .mt-25 {\r\n\t        \tmargin-top: 25px;\r\n\t        }\r\n\t    &lt;\/style&gt;\r\n\t&lt;\/head&gt;\r\n\t&lt;body&gt;\r\n\t    &lt;h2 align=\"center\" class=\"text-primary\"&gt;jQuery Show Hide Example&lt;\/h2&gt;\r\n\t    &lt;div id=\"container\" class=\"text-center mt-25\"&gt;\r\n\t    \t &lt;div id=\"buttons\" align=\"center\" &gt;\r\n\t            &lt;button type=\"button\" id=\"hide-btn\" class=\"btn btn-default\"&gt;Hide Paragraphs&lt;\/button&gt;\r\n\t            &lt;button type=\"button\" id=\"show-btn\" class=\"btn btn-default\"&gt;Show Paragraphs&lt;\/button&gt;\r\n\t        &lt;\/div&gt;\r\n\t        &lt;div&gt;\u00a0&lt;\/div&gt;\r\n\t        &lt;div id=\"pText\" align=\"center\" &gt;\r\n\t            &lt;p&gt;This is a paragraph!&lt;\/p&gt;\r\n\t            &lt;div&gt;\u00a0&lt;\/div&gt;\r\n\t            &lt;p&gt;This is another paragraph!&lt;\/p&gt;\r\n\t        &lt;\/div&gt;\t       \r\n\t    &lt;\/div&gt;\r\n\t&lt;\/body&gt;\r\n&lt;\/html&gt;\r\n<\/pre>\n<h2>4. Run the Application<\/h2>\n<p>As we are ready for all the changes, let us compile the project and deploy the application on the Tomcat7 server. To deploy the application on Tomat7, right-click on the project and navigate to <code>Run as -&gt; Run on Server<\/code>.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_20667\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-20667\" style=\"width: 791px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.webcodegeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/jQuery_sh_project_deploy-guide_1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-20667\" src=\"http:\/\/www.webcodegeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/jQuery_sh_project_deploy-guide_1.jpg\" alt=\"Fig. 6: How to Deploy Application on Tomcat\" width=\"791\" height=\"493\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.webcodegeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/jQuery_sh_project_deploy-guide_1.jpg 791w, https:\/\/www.webcodegeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/jQuery_sh_project_deploy-guide_1-300x187.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.webcodegeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/jQuery_sh_project_deploy-guide_1-768x479.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 791px) 100vw, 791px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-20667\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fig. 6: How to Deploy Application on Tomcat<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Tomcat will deploy the application in its web-apps folder and shall start its execution to deploy the project so that we can go ahead and test it in the browser.<\/p>\n<h2>5. Project Demo<\/h2>\n<p>Open your favorite browser and hit the following URL. The output (i.e. the welcome) page will be displayed.<\/p>\n<pre class=\"brush:bash; wrap-lines:false;\">http:\/\/localhost:8085\/jQueryShowHide\/\r\n<\/pre>\n<p>Server name (localhost) and port (8085) may vary as per your Tomcat configuration. Developers can debug the example and see what happens after every step. Enjoy!<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_20668\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-20668\" style=\"width: 849px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.webcodegeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/jQuery_sh_project_demo-guide_1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-20668\" src=\"http:\/\/www.webcodegeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/jQuery_sh_project_demo-guide_1.jpg\" alt=\"Fig. 7: Welcome Page\" width=\"849\" height=\"238\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.webcodegeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/jQuery_sh_project_demo-guide_1.jpg 849w, https:\/\/www.webcodegeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/jQuery_sh_project_demo-guide_1-300x84.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.webcodegeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/jQuery_sh_project_demo-guide_1-768x215.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 849px) 100vw, 849px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-20668\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fig. 7: Welcome Page<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>On clicking the <em>Hide Paragraphs<\/em> button, we will see that the paragraph text gets hidden.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_20669\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-20669\" style=\"width: 849px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.webcodegeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/jQuery_sh_project_demo-guide_2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-20669\" src=\"http:\/\/www.webcodegeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/jQuery_sh_project_demo-guide_2.jpg\" alt=\"Fig. 8: Hide Paragraph Text\" width=\"849\" height=\"139\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.webcodegeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/jQuery_sh_project_demo-guide_2.jpg 849w, https:\/\/www.webcodegeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/jQuery_sh_project_demo-guide_2-300x49.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.webcodegeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/jQuery_sh_project_demo-guide_2-768x126.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 849px) 100vw, 849px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-20669\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fig. 8: Hide Paragraph Text<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Now, on clicking the <em>Show Paragraphs button<\/em>, we will see that the paragraph text is no more hidden and the text is again displayed on the web-page as shown in Fig. 7.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s all for this post. Happy Learning!!<\/p>\n<h2>6. Conclusion<\/h2>\n<p>In this section, developers learned how to create a simple application where we have two buttons to <em>hide<\/em> and <em>show<\/em> the selected <code>HTML<\/code> elements. Developers can download the sample application as an Eclipse project in the <a href=\"#projectDownload\">Downloads<\/a> section. I hope this article served you with whatever developers were looking for.<\/p>\n<h2><a name=\"projectDownload\"><\/a>7. 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