i've got this

$('#div').attr("hidden", true);

i tried:

var a = $('#div').attr("hidden");
var b = $('#div').attr("hidden").val();
var c = $('#div').hidden;
var a = $('#div').disabled;

i just want to know whether hidden is true or false. does anybody know? my research results are all about forms and inputs.

i've got this

$('#div').attr("hidden", true);

i tried:

var a = $('#div').attr("hidden");
var b = $('#div').attr("hidden").val();
var c = $('#div').hidden;
var a = $('#div').disabled;

i just want to know whether hidden is true or false. does anybody know? my research results are all about forms and inputs.

• javascript
• jquery
• get

• 1 what does "hidden" mean? i didn't know there was a "hidden" attribute for a div. – Joseph Commented Apr 4, 2012 at 9:21
• What are you trying to do? hide the div or store a value in the attributes? – gdoron Commented Apr 4, 2012 at 9:27

3 Answers 3

attribute will never be true, it can have strings only.
jQuery has the data functions for objects other than strings:

$('#div').data("hidden", true);      // set the "hidden" data
var flag = $('#div').data("hidden"); // get the "hidden" data (true)

If you wanted to hide the div, use .hide():

$('#div').hide();

And you check if the div is visible with :visible \ :hidden

$('#div').is(':visible'); // Or $('#div').is(':hidden')

Alternatively you could use

$('#div').toggle(showOrHide);

where showOrHide is a bool of true of false to hide or show.

This is the same as doing

if ( showOrHide == true ) {
  $('#div').show();
} else if ( showOrHide == false ) {
  $('#div').hide();
}

Hope this helps

i think you mean jquery visible

.is(':visible')