visible

English [ˈvɪzəbl] American [ˈvɪzəbəl]

adj. Visible; obvious, obvious; at hand, available; Perceptible

jquery visible selector syntax

Function: :visible selector selects each element that is currently visible. Elements except for the following situations are visible elements: form elements set to display:none type="hidden" Width and height set to 0 hidden parent elements (all child elements are hidden at the same time)

Grammar: $(":visible")

jquery visible selector example

<html>
<head>
<script type="text/javascript" src="http://apps.bdimg.com/libs/jquery/2.1.1/jquery.min.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript"> 
$(document).ready(function(){
    $("body :visible").css("background-color","#B2E0FF");
});
</script>	
</head>
<body>
<html>
<body>
<h1>Welcome to My Homepage</h1>
<p class="intro">My name is Donald</p>
<p>I live in Duckburg</p>
<p>My best friend is Mickey</p>
<div id="choose">
Who is your favourite:
<ul>
<li>Goofy</li>
<li>Mickey</li>
<li>Pluto</li>
</ul>
</div>
</body>
</html>
</body>
</html>
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