jQuery - slideToggle

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For a menu with multiple items in list, I used slideToggle() to show / hide the items. However, in the initial state. all of items are shown. I want to change the initial state to be off for the listed items. How can it be done? Thanks in advance. The related code in my project is below:

JavaScript

    $(function () {
        $("#menu > li").click(function () {
            $(this).children("ol").slideToggle();
        });
    });
    ....
<ul id="menu">
  <li>Menu Item 1
    <ol>
      <li><a href="#">Sub Item 1.1</a></li>
      <li><a href="#">Sub Item 1.2</a></li>
    </ol>
  </li>
</ul>

Posted 13-Mar-14 4:32am

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Solution 1

Add one line to hide the sub items as soon as the load completes;

PHP

$(function(){
   var $selector = $("#menu > li")
   $selector.children("ol").hide();
   $selector.click(function () {
   $($selector).children("ol").slideToggle();
   });
});

Posted 13-Mar-14 4:56am

Peter Leow

Updated 13-Mar-14 5:38am

v3

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[no name] 13-Mar-14 11:10am

Should this piece of code embedded in the existing function? I tested it w/o the existing function, and it does not work. Thanks.

Peter Leow 13-Mar-14 11:39am

replace the existing jquery function, see enhanced solution.

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**Shelby Robertson** · Accepted Answer · 2014-03-13T04:57:00

Solution 2

Just add a "display:none" to the "ol". This will hide the sub item's until you click on "Menu Item 1", then they will slide down

HTML

<ul id="menu">
   <li>Menu Item 1
     <ol style="display:none">
       <li><a href="#">Sub Item 1.1</a></li>
       <li><a href="#">Sub Item 1.2</a></li>
     </ol>
   </li>
 </ul>

Posted 13-Mar-14 4:57am

Shelby Robertson

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[no name] 13-Mar-14 11:08am

SR: Thanks for your code. It works somehow, which means the items initially in 'hide' status. However, once the items are in 'show' status, they can be in 'hide' again. Could you advise me for additional code to toggle the 'show' and 'hide'? Thanks.

Shelby Robertson 13-Mar-14 11:14am

The slide toggle would take care of that. Is there another situation where you would want to hide all of the sub items?

[no name] 13-Mar-14 11:17am

SR: As mentioned, after toggle to 'show', re-toggle does not 'hide', just re-'show'.

Shelby Robertson 13-Mar-14 11:19am

I'm not seeing that happen. Are you double clicking the menu item perhaps?

http://jsfiddle.net/wV56B/

[no name] 13-Mar-14 11:59am

Rested it using existing code, which works. Thanks.