How do I display only the visible text with jQuery?


To display only the visible text, use the concept of − visible selector in jQuery. It selects the element currently visible. Following is the code −

Example

 Live Demo

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="UTF-8">
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initialscale=
1.0">
<title>Document</title>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="//code.jquery.com/ui/1.12.1/themes/base/jquery-ui.css">
<script src="https://code.jquery.com/jquery-1.12.4.js"></script>
<script src="https://code.jquery.com/ui/1.12.1/jquery-ui.js"></script>
</head>
<body>
<div id="myDiv">
<span class="test" style="display:none"><b>Test Class</b></span>
<span class="demo"> <b>Demo class</b></span>
</div>
<script>
   $('#myDiv').children(":visible").text()
</script>
</body>
</html>

To run the above program, save the file name “anyName.html(index.html)” and right click on the file. Select the option “Open with Live Server” in VS Code editor.

This will produce the following output displaying the visible text −

Updated on: 01-Sep-2020

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