Details open Property
Example
Show additional details:
document.getElementById("myDetails").open = true;
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Description
The open property sets or returns whether additional details/information should be visible (open) to the user, or not.
This property reflects the HTML open attribute.
When set to true, the details will be visible (open) to the user.
Browser Support
The numbers in the table specify the first browser version that fully supports the property.
| Property | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| open | 12.0 | Not supported | 49.0 | 6.0 | 15.0 |
Syntax
Return the open property:
detailsObject.open
Set the open property:
detailsObject.open = true|false
Property Values
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| true|false |
Specifies whether additional details should be visible (open) to the user, or not
|
Technical Details
| Return Value: | A Boolean, returns true if the details are visible, otherwise it returns false |
|---|
More Examples
Example
Find out if additional details are visible (open) to the user, or not:
var x = document.getElementById("myDetails").open;
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Example
Toggle between opening and closing the additional details:
function openDetails() {
document.getElementById("myDetails").open = true;
}
function closeDetails() {
document.getElementById("myDetails").open = false;
}
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❮ Details Object
