Details open Property

❮ Details Object

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 true - Details will be visible false - Details will not be visible

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