I want to change the style (second line below) to remove the display: none; part when the user clicks on the "Show All Tags" link. If the user clicks the "Show All Tags" link again, I need the display: none; text added back in to the "style..." statement.
<a href="#" title="Show Tags">Show All Tags</a>
<ul class="subforums" style="display: none; overflow-x: visible; overflow-y: visible; ">
I've searched here and Google for an example I can apply to my situation. I've found plenty of examples using 2 DIV blocks to show/hide. I really need to do it this way, by modifying the html style element. Does anyone have an example (or provide a link to an example) that does this type of toggle wtih the display: none text.
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You can do this through straight javascript and DOM, but I really recommend learning JQuery. Here is a function you can use to actually toggle that object.
EDIT: Adding the actual code:
Solution:
HTML snippet:
<a href="#" id="showAll" title="Show Tags">Show All Tags</a>
<ul id="tags" class="subforums" style="display:none;overflow-x: visible; overflow-y: visible; ">
<li>Tag 1</li>
<li>Tag 2</li>
<li>Tag 3</li>
<li>Tag 4</li>
<li>Tag 5</li>
</ul>
Javascript code using JQuery from Google's Content Distribution Network: https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.7.1/jquery.min.js
$(function() {
$('#showAll').click(function(){ //Adds click event listener
$('#tags').toggle('slow'); // Toggles visibility. Use the 'slow' parameter to add a nice effect.
});
});
You can test directly from this link: http://jsfiddle.net/vssJr/5/
Additional Comments on JQuery:
Someone has suggested that using JQuery for something like this is wrong because it is a 50k Library. I have a strong opinion against that.
JQuery is widely used because of the huge advantages it offers (like many other javascript frameworks). Additionally, JQuery is hosted by Content Distribution Networks (CDNs) like Google's CDN that will guarantee that the library is cached in the client's browser. It will have minimal impact on the client.
Additionally, with JQuery you can use powerful selectors, adding event listener, and use functions that are for the most part guaranteed to be cross-browser.
If you are a beginner and want to learn Javascript, please don't discount frameworks like JQuery. It will make your life so much easier.
Others have answered your question perfectly, but I just thought I would throw out another way. It's always a good idea to separate HTML markup, CSS styling, and javascript code when possible. The cleanest way to hide something, with that in mind, is using a class. It allows the definition of "hide" to be defined in the CSS where it belongs. Using this method, you could later decide you want the ul to hide by scrolling up or fading away using CSS transition, all without changing your HTML or code. This is longer, but I feel it's a better overall solution.
Demo: http://jsfiddle.net/ThinkingStiff/RkQCF/
HTML:
<a id="showTags" href="#" title="Show Tags">Show All Tags</a>
<ul id="subforms" class="subforums hide"><li>one</li><li>two</li><li>three</li></ul>
CSS:
#subforms {
overflow-x: visible;
overflow-y: visible;
}
.hide {
display: none;
}
Script:
document.getElementById( 'showTags' ).addEventListener( 'click', function () {
document.getElementById( 'subforms' ).toggleClass( 'hide' );
}, false );
Element.prototype.toggleClass = function ( className ) {
if( this.className.split( ' ' ).indexOf( className ) == -1 ) {
this.className = ( this.className + ' ' + className ).trim();
} else {
this.className = this.className.replace( new RegExp( '(\\s|^)' + className + '(\\s|$)' ), ' ' ).trim();
};
};
you can do this easily by using jquery using .css property... try this one: http://api.jquery.com/css/
Give the UL an ID and use the getElementById function:
<html>
<body>
<script>
function toggledisplay(elementID)
{
(function(style) {
style.display = style.display === 'none' ? '' : 'none';
})(document.getElementById(elementID).style);
}
</script>
<a href="#" title="Show Tags" onClick="toggledisplay('changethis');">Show All Tags</a>
<ul class="subforums" id="changethis" style="overflow-x: visible; overflow-y: visible; ">
<li>Item 1</li>
<li>Item 2</li>
<li>Item 3</li>
</ul>
</body>
</html>
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