On Tue, Nov 18, 2008 at 14:56, Karl Swedberg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > It struck me that I often have to write something like this: > > if (cond) $(this).show() else $(this).hide(); > > Since jQuery is about reducing and chaining, wouldn't it be nice if I > could write it like this: > > $(this).toggle(cond); // shows if cond evaluates to true, else hides > > Of course a new function showhide could be made for this, but toggle > seems a likely candidate for overloading. > > Not sure if toggle(cond) is the best choice, though. It's already pretty > overloaded as it is, and it can already take a string or numeric argument > for speed (e.g. 'slow'), which means you'd have to make sure that cond === > true, not just cond == true.
Hmm, I actually checked the docs for that because that would make .toggle an unsuitable overloader. The docs said toggle doesn't take arguments: http://docs.jquery.com/Effects Outdated? > Maybe a simple plugin would be more appropriate here. Something like this That would be no problem at all of course.
