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jQuery Effect - Shake Effect

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Description

The Shake effect can be used with effect() method. This shakes the element multiple times, vertically or horizontally.

Syntax

Here is the simple syntax to use this effect −

selector.effect( "shake", {arguments}, speed );

Parameters

Here is the description of all the arguments −

  • times − Times to shake. Default is 3.

  • distance − Distance to shake. Default is 20.

  • direction − The direction of the effect. Can be "up", "down", "left", "right". Default is "left"

Example

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

Live Demo 
<html>
   <head>
      <title>The jQuery Example</title>
      <script type = "text/javascript"
         src = "https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/2.1.3/jquery.min.js">
      </script>
		
      <script type = "text/javascript" 
         src = "https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jqueryui/1.11.3/jquery-ui.min.js">
      </script>
		
      <script type = "text/javascript" language = "javascript">
   
         $(document).ready(function() {

            $("#button").click(function(){
               $(".target").effect( "shake", {times:4}, 1000 );
            });
				
         });
			
      </script>
		
      <style>
         p {background-color:#bca; width:200px; border:1px solid green;}
         div{ width:100px; height:100px; background:red;}
      </style>
   </head>
	
   <body>
      <p>Click the button</p>
      <button id = "button"> Shake </button>

      <div class = "target">
      </div>
   </body>
</html>

This will produce following result −

jquery-effects.htm
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