jQuery Effect - hide( ) Method

Description

The hide( ) method simply hides each of the set of matched elements if they are shown. There is another form of this method which controls the speed of the animation.

Syntax

Here is the simple syntax to use this method −

selector.hide( );

Parameters

Here is the description of all the parameters used by this method −

Example

Following is a simple example a simple showing the usage of this method −

Live Demo

<html>
   <head>
      <title>The jQuery Example</title>
      <script type = "text/javascript" 
         src = "https://www.tutorialspoint.com/jquery/jquery-3.6.0.js">
      </script>
		
      <script type = "text/javascript" language = "javascript">
   
         $(document).ready(function() {

            $("#show").click(function () {
               $(".mydiv").show();
            });

            $("#hide").click(function () {
               $(".mydiv").hide();
            });
				
         });

      </script>
		
      <style>
         .mydiv{ margin:10px;padding:12px; 
            border:2px solid #666; width:100px; height:100px;}
      </style>
   </head>
	
   <body>
      <div class = "mydiv">
         This is a SQUARE.
      </div>

      <input id = "hide" type = "button" value = "Hide" />   
      <input id = "show" type = "button" value = "Show" />
   </body>
</html>

This will produce following result −

jquery-effects.htm