jQuery Fading Methods

In this tutorial, we will learn about the available jQuery fading methods list. There are four methods in jQuery to create fading effects on an HTML element. These are,

1. fadeIn() – Displaying element to be faded.
2. fadeOut() – Hiding element with fade-away effect.
3. fadeTo() – Fading element by changing opacity
4. fadeToggle() – Showing / Hiding elements with fade-in / fade-away effects, respectively.

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HTML Fading Element

This HTML code contains the fading image element and the buttons to call jQuery fading methods.

<div id="menu">
	<input type="button" value="Fade In" id="fade-in" /> <input
		type="button" value="Fade Out" id="fade-out" /> <input type="button"
		value="Fade To" id="fade-to" /> <input type="button"
		value="Fade Toggle" id="fade-toggle" />
</div>
<div id="output">
	<img src="fading-photo.png" id="fading-photo" />
</div>

jQuery Fading Effect Handing

This code triggers appropriate fading events based on the button click.

$(document).ready(function() {
	$("#fade-in").click(function() {
		$("#fading-photo").fadeIn("slow");
	});
	$("#fade-out").click(function() {
		$("#fading-photo").fadeOut("slow");
	});
	$("#fade-to").click(function() {
		$("#fading-photo").fadeTo("slow", 0.5);
	});
	$("#fade-toggle").click(function() {
		$("#fading-photo").fadeToggle("slow", "linear");
	});
});

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