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JavaScript

Posted by Torger Angeltveit
Torger Angeltveit
11,228 Points

Difference between .append() and just .show() hidden content?

If i want to show a div with some content in it with a click function. Should i just hide the entire div and use .show(); to show it?

OR

should i use .append on every element inside that div to show it when the button is clicked?

Is there any preference and why? Load time etc?

1 Answer

jsdevtom
jsdevtom
16,963 Points
jsdevtom
jsdevtom
16,963 Points

For the people who are unsure, these are jQuery methods not native JavaScript methods.

The difference: append() creates and then appends and element (see description below), whereas show() displays an existing element.

.show():

'The matched elements will be revealed immediately, with no animation. This is roughly equivalent to calling .css( "display", "block"), except that the display property is restored to whatever it was initially. If an element has a display value of inline, then is hidden and shown, it will once again be displayed inline.'

.append():

'The .append() method inserts the specified content as the last child of each element in the jQuery collection (To insert it as the first child, use .prepend()).'

Torger Angeltveit
Torger Angeltveit
11,228 Points

But what way is preferd? :P