Simplify my menu animation code
- by zaius
I've got a bunch of 'project' divs that I want to expand when they're clicked on. If there's already a project open, I want to hide it before I slide out the new one. I also want to stop clicks on an already open project from closing and then opening it again.
Here's an example of what I mean (warning - wrote the code in the browser):
$('.projects').click(function() {
var clicked_project = $(this);
if (clicked_project.is(':visible')) {
clicked_project.height(10).slideUp();
return;
}
var visible_projects = $('.projects:visible');
if (visible_projects.size() > 0) {
visible_projects.height(10).slideUp(function() {
clicked_project.slideDown();
});
} else {
clicked_project.slideDown();
}
});
Really, my big issue is with the second part - it sucks that I have to use that if/else - I should just be able to make the callback run instantly if there aren't any visible_projects.
I would think this would be a pretty common task, and I'm sure there's a simplification I'm missing. Any suggestions appreciated!