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JavaScript jQuery Basics (2014) Creating a Spoiler Revealer Perfect

jayshi
jayshi
5,950 Points
Posted by jayshi
jayshi
5,950 Points

why does the button cover the spoiler content? Do they use CSS to do that?

So the when we click the button, the spoiler appears right at where the button was. I am just wondering if they use CSS to do that, or is it related to "append()" ?

3 Answers

Ella Ruokokoski
Ella Ruokokoski
20,881 Points

the .append() method appends/inserts the created <button> html element to the element with a class of spoiler: 

var button = $('<button>Reveal Spoiler!</button>');

$(".spoiler").append(button);

the text inside the p elements with the class of spoiler was hidden with the . hide() method.

Carlos Alberto Del Cueto Carrejo
Carlos Alberto Del Cueto Carrejo
13,817 Points
Carlos Alberto Del Cueto Carrejo
Carlos Alberto Del Cueto Carrejo
13,817 Points

Ella Ruokokoski great answer, I can also add that you can check in real time what a Jquery method is doing with the DOM by opening the JavaScript console , Ctrl + Shift + J on most browsers, and interacting with the buttons. All changes will be highlighted.