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effect

jQuery UI effect

Overview

effect( effect, [options], [speed], [callback] )

Uses a specific effect on an element (without the show/hide logic).

Dependencies

  • Effects Core

Example

Apply the effect explode if you click on the element.

$("p").click(function () {
      $("div").effect("explode");
    });


<!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>
  <script src="http://ui.jquery.com/latest/ui/effects.core.js"></script>
<script src="http://ui.jquery.com/latest/ui/effects.explode.js"></script>
<style type="text/css">
  div { margin: 0 auto; width: 100px; height: 80px; background: blue; position: relative; }
</style>
  <script>
  $(document).ready(function() {
    $("p").click(function () {
      $("div").effect("explode");
    });
  });
  </script>
</head>
<body style="font-size:62.5%;">
  
<p>Click me</p><div></div>

</body>
</html>

Arguments

  • effect

    Type:
    String

    The effect to be used. Possible values: 'blind', 'bounce', 'clip', 'drop', 'explode', 'fold', 'highlight', 'puff', 'pulsate', 'scale', 'shake', 'size', 'slide', 'transfer'.

  • options

    Type:
    Hash
    Optional

    A object/hash including specific options for the effect.

  • speed

    Type:
    String, Number
    Optional

    A string representing one of the three predefined speeds ("slow", "normal", or "fast") or the number of milliseconds to run the animation (e.g. 1000).

  • callback

    Type:
    Function
    Optional

    A function that is called after the effect is completed.

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