Check div is hidden using jQuery

Question

This is my div

<div id="car2" style="display:none;"></div>

Then I have a Show button that will show the div when you click:

$("show").click(function() {
    $("$car2").show();
});

So right now I want to check if the div #car2 is still hidden before form submission:

if($('#car2').is(':hidden')) {
    alert('car 2 is hidden');
}

Now here is the problem. Although the div #car2 already show, I still got alert message which means that jQuery assumes the div #car2 is still hidden.

My jQuery version is 1.7.

Thanks.

EDIT:

As jasper said, my code is correct and can be run via this demo.

What I suspect there is some conflict with jQuery form to wizard plugin that I am using with my form. Anyone have any idea to solve this?

http://jsfiddle.net/YjP4K/2/ Your code does work when simplified so maybe you have an error somewhere else? — Jasper, Dec 13 '11 at 04:26
See also [Checking if an element is hidden \[by jquery\]](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/178325/checking-if-an-element-is-hidden) — Adam Katz, Oct 03 '15 at 01:59

score 69 · Accepted Answer · answered Dec 13 '11 at 04:21

69

You can check the CSS display property:

if ($('#car').css('display') == 'none') {
    alert('Car 2 is hidden');
}

Here is a demo: http://jsfiddle.net/YjP4K/

answered Dec 13 '11 at 04:21

Jasper

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although other answer is correct, but somehow i can only use this method in my form so i will choose this as an answer. thanks. – cyberfly Dec 13 '11 at 06:07
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`$('#car').is(:hidden)` should work. This also is a cleaner solution than the current one. Check more at https://api.jquery.com/hidden-selector/ – akshay Apr 10 '15 at 11:52
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@akshay yeah that makes more semantic sense. I think there are edge cases where doing your own check makes sense because there are conditions around the element(s) that screw with the `:hidden` and `:visible` selectors. – Jasper Apr 12 '15 at 07:51
@akshay you forgot the quotes on :hidden. It should be $('#car').is(':hidden') – Ankush Raghuvanshi Jul 21 '16 at 21:17

score 30 · Answer 2 · answered Dec 13 '11 at 04:22

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Try:

if(!$('#car2').is(':visible'))
{  
    alert('car 2 is hidden');       
}

answered Dec 13 '11 at 04:22

Omtara

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score 11 · Answer 3 · answered Feb 20 '15 at 08:01

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Try

if($('#car2').is(':hidden'))
{  
    alert('car 2 is hidden');       
}

answered Feb 20 '15 at 08:01

Sadikhasan

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score 4 · Answer 4 · answered Dec 13 '11 at 04:22

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Try checking for the :visible property instead.

if($('#car2').not(':visible'))
{
    alert('car 2 is hidden');       
}

answered Dec 13 '11 at 04:22

Phil.Wheeler

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score 2 · Answer 5 · edited May 13 '14 at 10:43

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Did you notice your typo, $car2 instead of #car2 ?

Anyway, :hidden seems to be working as expected, try it here.

edited May 13 '14 at 10:43

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answered Dec 13 '11 at 04:41

smendola

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score 1 · Answer 6 · answered Jul 05 '16 at 08:40

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You can use,

if (!$("#car-2").is(':visible'))
{
      alert('car 2 is hidden');
}

answered Jul 05 '16 at 08:40

SharK

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