Hidden (:hidden)

Syntax

$(':hidden')

Description

Select all elements that are hidden.

Examples

$('li:hidden') selects all <li> elements that are hidden
$('.myclass:hidden') selects all elements with the class myclass that are hidden

Get the hidden div tags

 
<html>
  <head>
    <style>
      .test{ border: 1px solid red; }
    </style>
    <script src="http://java2s.com/Book/JavaScriptDemo/jQuery/jquery-1.8.0.min.js"></script>
    <script type="text/javascript">
    $(document).ready(function(){
           $("div:hidden").show(3000);
    });
    </script>
  </head>
  <body>
      <span></span>
        <div></div>
        <div style="display:none;">Hider!</div>
        <div></div>
        <div class="starthidden">Hider!</div>
        <div></div>
        <form>
            <input type="hidden" />
            <input type="hidden" />
            <input type="hidden" />
        </form>
        <span></span>
  </body>
</html>

Click to view the demo

Shows all hidden divs and counts hidden inputs.

 
<html>
  <head>
    <script type="text/javascript" src="http://java2s.com/Book/JavaScriptDemo/jQuery/jquery-1.8.0.min.js"></script>
    <script type="text/javascript">
        $(document).ready(function(){
            alert($(":hidden").length);
            $(":hidden").show(3000);

        });
    </script>
  </head>
  <body>
    <body>
        <input type="button" value="Input Button"/>
    
        <input type="checkbox">asdf</input>
        <input type="checkbox" />
        <input type="checkbox" />
        <input type="file" />
        <input type="hidden" />
        <input type="image" />
        <input type="password" />
        <input type="radio" />
        <input type="reset" />
        <input type="submit" />
        <input type="text" />
    
        <select><option>Option<option/></select>
        <textarea></textarea>
        <button>Button</button>
    </body>
</html>

Click to view the demo

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