I'd write it like this: $(document).ready(function(){
function hideOthers(){ var sel = $('div.'+ $(what).val() || 'city' ); $('div').not(sel).hide(); sel.show(); }; hideOthers('input:checked'); $('input').click(function(){ hideOthers(this); $('select[id!='+ $(this).val() +'] option:first-child').attr ('selected','selected'); }); }); Where 'div' is the selector for your '.city, .zip, .country' elements, or '.city, .zip, .country' if you don't need flexibility. In case .city, .zip and .country are siblings it's even easier: $(document).ready(function(){ var sel = $('input.checked').val() || 'city'; $('.'+val).show().siblings().hide(); $('input').click(function(){ $('.'+$(this).val()).show().siblings().hide(); $('select[id!='+ $(this).val() +'] option:first-child').attr ('selected','selected'); }); }); - ricardo On Dec 15, 7:55 pm, issya <floridali...@gmail.com> wrote: > I recently made this small script and was thinking it is a bit long. > It works just fine, I was wondering if there is any way to make it > shorter or is this right? Thanks in advance for the help. > > $(document).ready( > function() > { > if ($('input:checked').val() == 'city') { > $('.city').show(); > $('.zip').hide(); > $('.county').hide(); } > else if ($('input:checked').val() == 'zip') { > $('.zip').show(); > $('.city').hide(); > $('.county').hide(); } > else if ($('input:checked').val() == 'county') { > $('.county').show(); > $('.zip').hide(); > $('.city').hide(); } > else { > $('.city').show(); > $('.zip').hide(); > $('.county').hide(); } > > $('input').click(function() { > if ($(this).val() == 'city') { > $('.city').show(); > $('.zip').hide(); > $('.county').hide(); > > $('#id_zip_code').find('option:first').attr('selected', > 'selected').parent('select'); > > $('#id_county').find('option:first').attr('selected', > 'selected').parent('select'); > } > else if ($(this).val() == 'zip') { > $('.zip').show(); > $('.city').hide(); > $('.county').hide(); > > $('#id_city').find('option:first').attr('selected', > 'selected').parent('select'); > > $('#id_county').find('option:first').attr('selected', > 'selected').parent('select'); > } > else if ($(this).val() == 'county') { > $('.county').show(); > $('.city').hide(); > $('.zip').hide(); > > $('#id_zip_code').find('option:first').attr('selected', > 'selected').parent('select'); > > $('#id_city').find('option:first').attr('selected', > 'selected').parent('select'); > } > }); > } > );