How to show and hide div elements based on the click of checkboxes in jQuery
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Answer: Use the jQuery toggle() method
The following example will demonstrate you how to show and hide div elements based on the selection of checkboxes using the jQuery toggle() method. The div boxes in the example are hidden by default using the CSS display property which value is set to none.
Example
Try this code »<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<title>jQuery Show Hide Elements Using Checkboxes</title>
<style>
.box{
color: #fff;
padding: 20px;
display: none;
margin-top: 20px;
}
.red{ background: #ff0000; }
.green{ background: #228B22; }
.blue{ background: #0000ff; }
</style>
<script src="https://code.jquery.com/jquery-3.5.1.min.js"></script>
<script>
$(document).ready(function(){
$('input[type="checkbox"]').click(function(){
var inputValue = $(this).attr("value");
$("." + inputValue).toggle();
});
});
</script>
</head>
<body>
<div>
<label><input type="checkbox" name="colorCheckbox" value="red"> red</label>
<label><input type="checkbox" name="colorCheckbox" value="green"> green</label>
<label><input type="checkbox" name="colorCheckbox" value="blue"> blue</label>
</div>
<div class="red box">You have selected <strong>red checkbox</strong> so i am here</div>
<div class="green box">You have selected <strong>green checkbox</strong> so i am here</div>
<div class="blue box">You have selected <strong>blue checkbox</strong> so i am here</div>
</body>
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