How to use the css() method In JQuery

The css() method be used to hide and show a div by passing the display property with block and none values as parameters according to the current condition.

Syntax:

$('elemen_selector').css('display', 'none');
$('elemen_selector').css('display', 'block');

Example: The below code example implements the css() method to toggle the div element through toggle button.

HTML




<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
 
<head>
    <meta charset="UTF-8">
    <meta name="viewport" content=
"width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
    <title>
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    </title>
    <style>
        .container {
            display: grid;
            grid-template-columns: 100%;
            grid-template-rows: 100px;
            height: 100%;
            width: 100%;
            text-align: center;
        }
 
        .toggle-outer{
            height: 20px;
            width: 50px;
            border-radius: 20px;
            border: 1px solid #ccc;
            background-color: #f4f4f4;
            margin: auto;
            position: relative;
            transition: all 0.3s ease-in;
            cursor: pointer;
        }
 
        .toggle-outer.checked{
            background-color: blue;
        }
 
        .toggle-inner{
            height: 18px;
            width: 18px;
            border-radius: 50%;
            position: absolute;
            left: 0;
            background-color: #fff;
            border: 1px solid #ccc;
            transition: all 0.3s ease-in;
        }
 
        .toggle-outer.checked .toggle-inner{
            left: 30px;
        }
 
        input[type="checkbox"]{
            display: none;
        }
 
        #toggleLabel{
            cursor: pointer;
        }
 
        #result{
            display: none;
        }
    </style>
</head>
 
<body>
    <div class="container">
        <h1 style="color: green;">
            w3wiki
        </h1>
        <h3>
            Toggle the div element by clicking the below
            toggle button.
        </h3>
        <div class="toggle-outer">
            <div class="toggle-inner">
                <input type="checkbox" id="toggle">
            </div>
        </div>
        <label id="toggleLabel" for="toggle">
            ON
        </label>
        <div id="result">
            <h3>
                This is the div that toggles on click <br/>
                to the above toggle button.
            </h3>
        </div>
    </div>
 
    <!-- jQuery CDN Link -->
    <script src=
"https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.7.1/jquery.min.js"
            integrity=
"sha512-v2CJ7UaYy4JwqLDIrZUI/4hqeoQieOmAZNXBeQyjo21dadnwR+8ZaIJVT8EE2iyI61OV8e6M8PP2/4hpQINQ/g=="
            crossorigin="anonymous"
            referrerpolicy="no-referrer">
    </script>
 
    <!-- Custom Script -->
    <script>
        $(document).ready(() => {
            $('.toggle-outer').click(function(){
                $(this).toggleClass('checked');
                const res = $('#result');
                if(res.css('display') === 'none'){
                    $('#toggle').attr('checked', true);
                    $('#toggleLabel').text('OFF');
                    res.css('display', 'block');
                }
                else{
                    $('#toggle').attr('checked', false);
                    $('#toggleLabel').text('ON');
                    res.css('display', 'none');
                }             
            })
        });
    </script>
</body>
 
</html>


Output:



How to Create a Toggle to Show/Hide Divs in jQuery ?

A toggle button acts like a switch to hide and show the HTML elements. If a toggle button is ON, it will show the div element. Otherwise, it will hide the element just like a switch, if it gets ON the supply will start, otherwise, it stops the supply. We can use the below approaches to create a toggle button in jQuery.

Table of Content

  • Using the hide() and show() methods
  • Using the toggle() method
  • Using the css() method

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