Check div is hidden using jQuery

Question

This is my div

<div id="car2" style="display:none;"></div>

Then I have a Show button that will show the div when you click:

$("show").click(function() {
    $("$car2").show();
}); 

So right now I want to check if the div #car2 is still hidden before form submission:

if($('#car2').is(':hidden')) {
    alert('car 2 is hidden');
}

Now here is the problem. Although the div #car2 already show, I still got alert message which means that jQuery assumes the div #car2 is still hidden.

My jQuery version is 1.7.

Thanks.

EDIT:

As jasper said, my code is correct and can be run via this demo.

What I suspect there is some conflict with jQuery form to wizard plugin that I am using with my form. Anyone have any idea to solve this?

Burden

jsfiddle.net/YjP4K/2 Your code does work when simplified so maybe you have an error somewhere else? – Fortunate

See also Checking if an element is hidden [by jquery] – Seizure

Answer 1

You can check the CSS display property:

if ($('#car').css('display') == 'none') {
    alert('Car 2 is hidden');
}

Here is a demo: http://jsfiddle.net/YjP4K/

Fortunate

although other answer is correct, but somehow i can only use this method in my form so i will choose this as an answer. thanks. – Burden

$('#car').is(:hidden) should work. This also is a cleaner solution than the current one. Check more at api.jquery.com/hidden-selector – Ejecta

@Ejecta yeah that makes more semantic sense. I think there are edge cases where doing your own check makes sense because there are conditions around the element(s) that screw with the :hidden and :visible selectors. – Fortunate

@Ejecta you forgot the quotes on :hidden. It should be $('#car').is(':hidden') – Radley

Answer 2

Try:

if(!$('#car2').is(':visible'))
{  
    alert('car 2 is hidden');       
}

Knickknack

Answer 3

Try

if($('#car2').is(':hidden'))
{  
    alert('car 2 is hidden');       
}

Chamberlin

Answer 4

Try checking for the :visible property instead.

if($('#car2').not(':visible'))
{
    alert('car 2 is hidden');       
}

Destructionist

Answer 5

Did you notice your typo, $car2 instead of #car2 ?

Anyway, :hidden seems to be working as expected, try it here.

Saying

Answer 6

You can use,

if (!$("#car-2").is(':visible'))
{
      alert('car 2 is hidden');
}

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