Effect.toggle

Effect.toggle allows for easily toggling elements with an animation.

Syntax

Effect.toggle(element, ['appear' | 'slide' | 'blind'], [options] );

element can be either a string containing the id of the element, or a JavaScript DOM element object.

The options parameter is used to give any additional customization parameters to the effect. There are general and effect-specific options. See the individual effects for more information.

Examples

Effect.toggle('id_of_element', 'appear');
Effect.toggle('id_of_element', 'slide', { delay: 0.5 });
Effect.toggle('id_of_element', 'blind', { duration: 2.0 });

Notes

Keep in mind, like individual Effects, you must include a second DIV element, wrapping the contents of the outer DIV. So, if you call new Effect.Slide Down(‘x’), your element must look like this:

<div id="x">
  <div>
    contents
  </div>
</div>

Demo

Toggle via 'blind'

Toggle the following paragraph with a ‘blind’-effect

Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum.

Toggle via 'slide'

Toggle the following paragraph with a ‘slide’-effect

Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum.

Toggle via 'appear'

Toggle the following paragraph with an ‘appear’-effect

Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum.

Source code of the demo

<a href="#" onclick="Effect.toggle('toggle_appear', 'appear'); return false;">Toggle the following paragraph with an 'appear'-effect</a>
<div id="toggle_appear" style="background:#ccc;">
  <div>
    Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum.
  </div>
</div>