jQuery - show( speed, [callback] ) Method

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Description

The show( speed, [callback] ) method shows all matched elements using a graceful animation and firing an optional callback after completion.

Syntax

Here is the simple syntax to use this method −

selector.show( speed, [callback] );

Parameters

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

speed − A string representing one of the three predefined speeds ("slow", "normal", or "fast") or the number of milliseconds to run the animation (e.g. 1000).
callback − This is optional parameter representing a function to call once the animation is complete.

Example

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

<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" language = "javascript">
   
         $(document).ready(function() {

            $("#show").click(function () {
               $(".mydiv").show( 100 );
            });

            $("#hide").click(function () {
               $(".mydiv").hide( 100 );
            });
				
         });

      </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

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