Effect.toggle allows for easily toggling elements with an animation.
Availability
script.aculo.us V1.5.0 and later.
Syntax
The basic syntax:
Effect.toggle(element, ['appear' | 'slide' | 'blind'], [options] );
element can be either a string containing the id of the element, or a Java Script DOM element object.
The options parameter is used to give any additional customization parameters to the effect. There are general and effect-specific options. See the individual effects for more information.
Keep in mind, like individual Effects, you must include a second DIV element, wrapping the contents of the outer DIV. So, if you call new Effect.Slide Down(‘x’), your element must look like this:
<div id="x"><div>contents</div></div>
Demos
Blind
Click to toggle w/ blind...
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Slide
Click to toggle w/ slide...
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Appear
Click to toggle w/ appear...
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