Here is the effect I am after? Unfortunately, jQuery's slideDown()
effect isn't the same. This is the effect that I am after (Code and demo is located at jsFiddle).
I am aware that jQuery has an animate()
method. But what exactly should be involved to achieve the same effect as MooTool's slideIn()
method?
Here's a way to slide in and out (left/right) in JQuery, you should be able to quickly edit the code to match the effect you want:
----CSS----
#container_div {
height: 200px;
width: 400px;
overflow: hidden;
float: left;
}
#inner_div {
height: 100%;
width: 100%;
position: relative;
background-color: #ccc;
}
----JQuery----
$('#toggle_link').live('click', function() {
if ($('#inner_div').css('left') == '0px') {
$('#inner_div').stop().animate({left: (-1 * $('#inner_div').width())}, 1000).parent().stop().animate({width: '0px'}, 1000);
} else {
$('#inner_div').parent().stop().animate({width: '400px'}, 1000);
$('#inner_div').stop().animate({left: '0px'}, 1000);
}
});
----HTML----
<div>
<a href="#" id="toggle_link">TOGGLE</a>
</div>
<div id="container_div">
<div id="inner_div">test in here</div>
</div>
some stuff to the right