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JavaScript jQuery Basics (2014) Creating a Spoiler Revealer Perfect

Jess Hines
Jess Hines
5,411 Points
Posted by Jess Hines
Jess Hines
5,411 Points

Spoiler! Shorter code.

I can't resist perfecting when I can, and since I was already looking at the jQuery API documentation, I noticed the children() and toggle() functions, and came up with this. Any problems with doing it this way?

$('.spoiler span').hide();
$('.spoiler').append('<button>Reveal spoiler!</button>');
//The span with the spoiler text is now hidden, and the button is visible
//When any of the .spoiler paragraphs are clicked, toggle the visibility
//of that paragraph's children so what's visible is hidden and what was hidden becomes visible.
$('.spoiler').click(function() {
  $(this).children().toggle();
});

1 Answer

Young Bae
Young Bae
18,429 Points
Young Bae
Young Bae
18,429 Points

haha the button is also showed up again when the spoiler is clicked. I like it! :)