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Nested expand/collapse list with CSS

I need help with putting together an easy code to display a collapsed tree that expands into a list than can expand even more.

For example:

Menu item 1
Expand to another name
Expands to detailed description

I'd like something easy either in CSS or HTML with javascript in the head.

SSupreme

Check samples here:
http://www.dynamicdrive.com/dynamicindex17/animatedcollapse.htm

smrivera84

ASKER

I was hoping to have the text that's expanded able to expand even more text. And perferrably without the use of images, unless necessary.

SSupreme

Check this example and you will see that you can do it:

<!DOCTYPE HTML>

<script type="text/javascript" src="http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.3.2/jquery.min.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript" src="http://www.dynamicdrive.com/dynamicindex17/animatedcollapse.js">

/***********************************************
* Animated Collapsible DIV v2.4- (c) Dynamic Drive DHTML code library (www.dynamicdrive.com)
* This notice MUST stay intact for legal use
* Visit Dynamic Drive at http://www.dynamicdrive.com/ for this script and 100s more
***********************************************/

</script>


<script type="text/javascript">

animatedcollapse.addDiv('jason', 'fade=1,height=80px')
animatedcollapse.addDiv('kelly', 'fade=1,height=100px')
animatedcollapse.addDiv('michael', 'fade=1,height=120px')

animatedcollapse.addDiv('cat', 'fade=0,speed=400,group=pets')
animatedcollapse.addDiv('dog', 'fade=0,speed=400,group=pets,persist=1,hide=1')
animatedcollapse.addDiv('rabbit', 'fade=0,speed=400,group=pets,hide=1')

animatedcollapse.ontoggle=function($, divobj, state){ //fires each time a DIV is expanded/contracted
//$: Access to jQuery
//divobj: DOM reference to DIV being expanded/ collapsed. Use "divobj.id" to get its ID
//state: "block" or "none", depending on state
}

animatedcollapse.init()

</script>
</head>

<body>

<b><a href="javascript:animatedcollapse.show(['jason', 'kelly', 'michael'])">Show Examples 1, 2, 3</a> | <a href="javascript:animatedcollapse.hide(['jason', 'kelly', 'michael'])">Hide Examples 1, 2, 3</a></b>

<p><b>Example 1 (individual):</b></p>

<a href="javascript:animatedcollapse.toggle('jason')"><img src="toggle.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="javascript:animatedcollapse.show('jason')">Slide Down</a> || <a href="javascript:animatedcollapse.hide('jason')">Slide Up</a>

<div id="jason" style="width: 300px; background: #FFFFCC; display:none">
<b>Content inside DIV!</b><br />
<b>Note: Fade effect enabled. Height programmically defined. DIV hidden using inline CSS.<a href="javascript:animatedcollapse.toggle('kelly')"><img src="toggle.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="javascript:animatedcollapse.show('kelly')">Slide Down</a> || <a href="javascript:animatedcollapse.hide('kelly')">Slide Up</a></b><br />
</div>
<div id="kelly" style="width: 300px; background: #D2FBFF; display:none">
<b>Content inside DIV!</b><br />
<b>Note: Fade effect enabled. Height programmically defined. DIV hidden using inline CSS.<a href="javascript:animatedcollapse.toggle('michael')"><img src="toggle.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="javascript:animatedcollapse.show('michael')">Slide Down</a> || <a href="javascript:animatedcollapse.hide('michael')">Slide Up</a></b><br />
</div>
<div id="michael" style="width: 300px; background: #E7FFCC; display:none">
<b>Content inside DIV!</b><br />
<b>Note: Fade effect enabled. Height programmically defined. DIV hidden using inline CSS.</b><br />
</div>

<hr style="margin: 1em 0" />

<p><b>Example 4 (part of group "pets"):</b></p>

<a href="#" rel="toggle[cat]" data-openimage="collapse.jpg" data-closedimage="expand.jpg"><img src="collapse.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="javascript:animatedcollapse.show('cat')">Slide Down</a> || <a href="javascript:animatedcollapse.hide('cat')">Slide Up</a>

<div id="cat" style="width: 400px; background: #BDF381;">
The cat (Felis catus), also known as the domestic cat or house cat to distinguish it from other felines, is a small carnivorous species of crepuscular mammal that is often valued by humans for its companionship and its ability to hunt vermin. It has been associated with humans for at least 9,500 years. A skilled predator, the cat is known to hunt over 1,000 species for food. It can be trained to obey simple commands.<a href="#" rel="toggle[dog]" data-openimage="collapse.jpg" data-closedimage="expand.jpg"><img src="collapse.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="javascript:animatedcollapse.show('dog')">Slide Down</a> || <a href="javascript:animatedcollapse.hide('dog')">Slide Up</a>
</div>

<div id="dog" style="width: 400px; background: #BDF381;">
<p><b>Example 5 (part of group "pets"):</b></p>The dog (Canis lupus familiaris) is a domesticated subspecies of the wolf, a mammal of the Canidae family of the order Carnivora. The term encompasses both feral and pet varieties and is also sometimes used to describe wild canids of other subspecies or species. The domestic dog has been one of the most widely kept working and companion animals in human history, as well as being a food source in some cultures.
<a href="#" rel="toggle[rabbit]" data-openimage="collapse.jpg" data-closedimage="expand.jpg"><img src="collapse.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="javascript:animatedcollapse.show('rabbit')">Slide Down</a> || <a href="javascript:animatedcollapse.hide('rabbit')">Slide Up</a></div>

<div id="rabbit" style="width: 400px; background: #BDF381">
<p><b>Example 6 (part of group "pets"):</b></p>Rabbits are ground dwellers that live in environments ranging from desert to tropical forest and wetland. Their natural geographic range encompasses the middle latitudes of the Western Hemisphere. In the Eastern Hemisphere rabbits are found in Europe, portions of Central and Southern Africa, the Indian subcontinent, Sumatra, and Japan.
</div>

</body>
</html>

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smrivera84

ASKER

Awesome. Now is it also possible not to have two separate links for expand and collapse ("Slide down" and "Slide up")?

I'm wanting one link that when clicked on will expand then when clicked on again will collapse.

SSupreme

Well yes, please note that I use same markup:

<!DOCTYPE HTML>

<script type="text/javascript" src="http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.3.2/jquery.min.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript" src="http://www.dynamicdrive.com/dynamicindex17/animatedcollapse.js">

/***********************************************
* Animated Collapsible DIV v2.4- (c) Dynamic Drive DHTML code library (www.dynamicdrive.com)
* This notice MUST stay intact for legal use
* Visit Dynamic Drive at http://www.dynamicdrive.com/ for this script and 100s more
***********************************************/

</script>


<script type="text/javascript">

animatedcollapse.addDiv('jason', 'fade=1,height=80px')
animatedcollapse.addDiv('kelly', 'fade=1,height=100px')
animatedcollapse.addDiv('michael', 'fade=1,height=120px')

animatedcollapse.addDiv('cat', 'fade=0,speed=400,group=pets')
animatedcollapse.addDiv('dog', 'fade=0,speed=400,group=pets,persist=1,hide=1')
animatedcollapse.addDiv('rabbit', 'fade=0,speed=400,group=pets,hide=1')

animatedcollapse.ontoggle=function($, divobj, state){ //fires each time a DIV is expanded/contracted
//$: Access to jQuery
//divobj: DOM reference to DIV being expanded/ collapsed. Use "divobj.id" to get its ID
//state: "block" or "none", depending on state
}

animatedcollapse.init()

</script>
</head>

<body>

<b><a href="javascript:animatedcollapse.show(['jason', 'kelly', 'michael'])">Show Examples 1, 2, 3</a> | <a href="javascript:animatedcollapse.hide(['jason', 'kelly', 'michael'])">Hide Examples 1, 2, 3</a></b>

<p><b>Example 1 (individual):</b></p>

<a href="javascript:animatedcollapse.toggle('jason')">slider</a> <!-- <a href="javascript:animatedcollapse.show('jason')">Slide Down</a> || <a href="javascript:animatedcollapse.hide('jason')">Slide Up</a> -->

<div id="jason" style="width: 300px; background: #FFFFCC; display:none">
<b>Content inside DIV!</b><br />
<b>Note: Fade effect enabled. Height programmically defined. DIV hidden using inline CSS.<a href="javascript:animatedcollapse.toggle('kelly')">slider</a> <!-- <a href="javascript:animatedcollapse.show('kelly')">Slide Down</a> || <a href="javascript:animatedcollapse.hide('kelly')">Slide Up</a> --> </b><br />
</div>
<div id="kelly" style="width: 300px; background: #D2FBFF; display:none">
<b>Content inside DIV!</b><br />
<b>Note: Fade effect enabled. Height programmically defined. DIV hidden using inline CSS.<a href="javascript:animatedcollapse.toggle('michael')">slider</a> <!-- <a href="javascript:animatedcollapse.show('michael')">Slide Down</a> || <a href="javascript:animatedcollapse.hide('michael')">Slide Up</a> --> </b><br />
</div>
<div id="michael" style="width: 300px; background: #E7FFCC; display:none">
<b>Content inside DIV!</b><br />
<b>Note: Fade effect enabled. Height programmically defined. DIV hidden using inline CSS.</b><br />
</div>

<hr style="margin: 1em 0" />

<p><b>Example 4 (part of group "pets"):</b></p>

<a href="#" rel="toggle[cat]" >Next</a> <!-- <a href="javascript:animatedcollapse.show('cat')">Slide Down</a> || <a href="javascript:animatedcollapse.hide('cat')">Slide Up</a> -->

<div id="cat" style="width: 400px; background: #BDF381;">
The cat (Felis catus), also known as the domestic cat or house cat to distinguish it from other felines, is a small carnivorous species of crepuscular mammal that is often valued by humans for its companionship and its ability to hunt vermin. It has been associated with humans for at least 9,500 years. A skilled predator, the cat is known to hunt over 1,000 species for food. It can be trained to obey simple commands.
<a href="#" rel="toggle[dog]" >Next</a> <!-- <a href="javascript:animatedcollapse.show('dog')">Slide Down</a> || <a href="javascript:animatedcollapse.hide('dog')">Slide Up</a> -->
</div>

<div id="dog" style="width: 400px; background: #BDF381;">
<p><b>Example 5 (part of group "pets"):</b></p>The dog (Canis lupus familiaris) is a domesticated subspecies of the wolf, a mammal of the Canidae family of the order Carnivora. The term encompasses both feral and pet varieties and is also sometimes used to describe wild canids of other subspecies or species. The domestic dog has been one of the most widely kept working and companion animals in human history, as well as being a food source in some cultures.
<a href="#" rel="toggle[rabbit]" >Next</a> <!-- <a href="javascript:animatedcollapse.show('rabbit')">Slide Down</a> || <a href="javascript:animatedcollapse.hide('rabbit')">Slide Up</a> --> </div>

<div id="rabbit" style="width: 400px; background: #BDF381">
<p><b>Example 6 (part of group "pets"):</b></p>Rabbits are ground dwellers that live in environments ranging from desert to tropical forest and wetland. Their natural geographic range encompasses the middle latitudes of the Western Hemisphere. In the Eastern Hemisphere rabbits are found in Europe, portions of Central and Southern Africa, the Indian subcontinent, Sumatra, and Japan.
</div>

</body>
</html>

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smrivera84

ASKER

This is great...however, I left an important part out.

I need for the first section that slides out (the one coded in yellow #FFFFCC) to be able to list seperate links that will both have separate descriptions.

For example:

ANESTHESIOLOGY (when clicked will expand two choices - however some other courses may have more than two):

1. Externship in Anesthesiology (when clicked on will expand to a)

2. Anesthesiology Elective (when clicked on will expand to b)

a. Length: 4 weeks
            Time(s): Full Time
            Hours: 44 per week

b. Length: 4 weeks (when clicked on will expand to i)
Time(s): Full Time
Hours: 50 per week

i. The primary objective of this course is to introduce the student to contemporary anesthesiology practice with emphasis on respiratory physiology, cardiovascular physiology, and perioperative management of the surgical patient.

I hope this made sense and that I didn't lose you on this just yet.

SSupreme

Yes, you can do this with help of example provided earlier.
or are you asking to do it for you?

smrivera84

ASKER

Yes, could you please do this, please?

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smrivera84

ASKER

this is all i needed. thnx.

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