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Size

jQuery UI Size Effect

Overview

Resize an element to a specified width and height.

Dependencies

  • Effects Core
  • Scale effect

Example

Size an element to 200 x 60.

$("div").click(function () {
      $(this).effect("size", { to: {width: 200,height: 60} }, 1000);
});

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
  <link href="http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jqueryui/1.8/themes/base/jquery-ui.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/>
  <script src="http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.5/jquery.min.js"></script>
  <script src="http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jqueryui/1.8/jquery-ui.min.js"></script>
  <style type="text/css">
  div { margin: 0px; width: 100px; height: 80px; background: green; border: 1px solid black; position: relative; }
</style>

  <script>
  $(document).ready(function() {
    
$("div").click(function () {
      $(this).effect("size", { to: {width: 200,height: 60} }, 1000);
});

  });
  </script>
</head>
<body style="font-size:62.5%;">
  <div></div>
</body>
</html>

Arguments

  • from

    Type:
    Object

    state at beginning, usually not needed.{ height: .., width: .. }

  • to

    Type:
    Object

    Height and width to resize to.{ height: .., width: .. }

  • origin

    Type:
    Array
    Default:
    ['top','left']

    the vanishing point, default for show/hide

  • scale

    Type:
    String
    Default:
    "both"

    Which areas of the element will be resized: 'both', 'box', 'content' Box resizes the border and padding of the element Content resizes any content inside of the element