Bless youuuu :) Very true, it didn't help me to understand :contains, but it makes things so much simpler. I just changed the if condition and everything works!
I am impressed you understood what I wanted :) Thanks a lot!!! On Jan 13, 6:00 pm, Nathan Klatt <n8kl...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Wed, Jan 13, 2010 at 10:54 AM, happysmile <francesca.manc...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > It works only the first time you click on the button (changes from > > 'show' to 'hide'), while it remains almost always 'Hide' in all the > > following clicks. > > This won't help you understand :contains but I think it does what you want: > > http://jsbin.com/udesu/edit > > Assuming this markup: > <p> > <button class="show_profile">Show details</button> > <span class="directors_details" style="display:none"> > <br />details details details</span></p> > > The code: > $('.show_profile').click(function() { > > // toggle link class to change the arrow background image > var jThis = $(this) > .toggleClass("hide_profile"); > > // toggle visibility profile > var jDetails = jThis.next('.directors_details') > .toggle(); > > // change show/hide text in the link > if (jDetails.is(":visible")) { > jThis.text(jThis.text().replace('Show','Hide')); > } else { > jThis.text(jThis.text().replace('Hide','Show')); > } > > return false; > > }); > > Nathan
