hide/unhide script

**acegreen** · Sep 07th, 2013, 02:01 AM

Hello -

I'm trying to "pair" the following js script with css presentational scheme

the js:

/*has its own built-in css*/
<style>

</style>
<script type="text/javascript">
function unhide(divID) {
var item = document.getElementById(divID);
if (item) {
item.className=(item.className=='hidden')?'unhidde n':'hidden';
}
}
</script>
</head>

<body>
<div id="col2">
<a href="javascript:unhide('content_title');">
<font face="Century Schoolbook" color="#000000">Content title</font></a>
</font></div>
<div id="col2">
<div id="content_title" class="hidden">
<p style="margin-bottom: 0">
Actual content here.
</p>
</div>

the (base) css:

.hidden li {
background: #fff;
padding: 3px 8px;
display: table-row;
line-height: 500%;
font: 20px century schoolbook, serif;
transition: background .25s ease-in-out;
-moz-transition: background .25s ease-in-out;
-webkit-transition: background .25s ease-in-out;
}
.hidden li:hover {
background: #ddd;
text-decoration:underline;
}

Now my combination comes out to this essentially:

<div id="content"> works fine. The "unhide('content_title') is unresponsive to the a.hidden :hover css. There has to be a way to get that part to "respond". I can induce changes to other parts of the script; I just can't do it to this particular section. Please help. Thanks!

**Web Design Forums** · Sep 07th, 2013 02:01 AM

**TheGAME1264** · Sep 07th, 2013, 12:57 PM

a.hidden isn't in your HTML anywhere. div.hidden is (since your content div is hidden), but not a.

If you want to use an effect on that link specifically, do something like this.

<a href="javascript:unhide('content_title');" id="title-link">

And then for your CSS, change a.hidden:hover to a#title-link:hover . Then you'll get some of what you want. Your link won't unhide your content div when you click on it, but that'll be another puzzle for you to try and solve.

**acegreen** · Sep 08th, 2013, 02:15 AM

Originally Posted by TheGAME1264

a.hidden isn't in your HTML anywhere. div.hidden is (since your content div is hidden), but not a.

If you want to use an effect on that link specifically, do something like this.

<a href="javascript:unhide('content_title');" id="title-link">

And then for your CSS, change a.hidden:hover to a#title-link:hover . Then you'll get some of what you want. Your link won't unhide your content div when you click on it, but that'll be another puzzle for you to try and solve.

I tried these variations and really couldn't get anywhere. I went over on stackoverflow and sort of refined the script but now it sort of does the OPPOSITE of what is needed. From jsfiddle here is what I have:

css:

a.unhide li {
background: #fff;
padding: 3px 8px;
display: table-row;
line-height: 500%;
font: 20px century schoolbook, serif;
transition: background .25s ease-in-out;
-moz-transition: background .25s ease-in-out;
-webkit-transition: background .25s ease-in-out;
}
.unhide:hover { background: #ddd; padding: 3px 8px; display: table-row; line-height: 500%; font: 20px century schoolbook, serif; transition: background .25s ease-in-out; -moz-transition: background .25s ease-in-out; -webkit-transition: background .25s ease-in-out; }
.hide {
font: 20 px century schoolbook, serif;
color: black;
text-decoration: none;
}
.unhide {
font: 20 px century schoolbook, serif;
color: red;
text-decoration: none;
}

.js

function unhide(divID) {
var item = document.getElementsByClassName(divID)[0];
console.log(item);
console.log(item.className == divID + ' hide');
if (item) {
item.className = (item.className == divID + ' hide') ? divID + ' unhide' : divID + ' hide';
}
}

php

<div>
<a href="javascript:unhide('content1');">
Title of Content</a>

</div>
<div>
<div class="content1 hide">Body of content</div>
</div>

This works for the most part. Expect I'm trying to get the hover effect to hit "Title of Content". At the moment the hover effect hits "Body of content".
Also "Title of Content" is always underlined, and blue. I want it black, and underlined only on a hover. Any thoughts? Please help.

**TheGAME1264** · Sep 08th, 2013, 08:24 AM

You're making the same mistake you did the first time, dude. Anything you apply to a.unhide in your CSS will only work if you assign a class of .unhide to your a tag. You haven't, so there's no effect.

Put the variations back in exactly as I told you to put them in, upload it somewhere, and show us where you're at. It's going to work out a whole lot faster if you do that.

**acegreen** · Sep 09th, 2013, 12:30 AM

Originally Posted by TheGAME1264

You're making the same mistake you did the first time, dude. Anything you apply to a.unhide in your CSS will only work if you assign a class of .unhide to your a tag. You haven't, so there's no effect.

Put the variations back in exactly as I told you to put them in, upload it somewhere, and show us where you're at. It's going to work out a whole lot faster if you do that.

Hey - Here's a tinyurl for the script and an explanation of what I'm trying to accomplish. The "plain" link (that I want to jazz) up works on this. I believe it's a pretty good explanation honestly. And concise, too.

Cities & Towns

PS just realized a.unhide really wouldn't be necessary (since the mouseover effect isn't necessary on the active unhide link, it's on whichever unhide link the cursor is over).
It would only be .unhide, .unhide :hover, and .hidden.

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