Beginning JavaScript® and CSS Development with jQuery

Appendix M. Effects

Speed

In the following table, the speed argument of each method means that any one of "slow", "normal", "fast", or the time specified in milliseconds can be specified for that argument.

Callback Function

An optional callback function may be provided in the second argument. If a callback function is provided, it is executed when the animation completes.

Method	Description	Return Value
Showing and Hiding Methods
show()	Displays each selected element if the element is hidden.	jQuery
show(speed, function)	Displays each selected element using an animation (see "Speed" and "Callback Function").	jQuery
show(effect, options, speed, function)	Uses a specific effect on an element to show the element if the first argument is an effect string (see "Effects").	jQuery
hide()	Hides each selected element if the element is not already hidden.	jQuery
hide(speed, function)	Hides each selected element using an animation (see "Speed" and "Callback Function").	jQuery
hide(effect, options, speed, function)	Uses a specific effect on an element to hide the element if the first argument is an effect string (see "Effects").	jQuery
toggle()	Toggles each selected element between displayed and hidden.	jQuery
toggle(speed, function)	Toggles each selected element between displayed and hidden using an animation (see "Speed" and "Callback Function").	jQuery
toggle(effect, options, speed, function)	Uses a specific effect on an element to toggle the element if the first argument is an effect string (see "Effects").	jQuery
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