jQuery UI: Initialize the accordion and specify the icon option

Last update on May 30 2022 10:27:10 (UTC/GMT +8 hours)

jQuery UI Fundamental - I : Exercise-8

Convert three headers and content panels into an accordion. Initialize the accordion and specify the icon (+, - etc.) option.

Note : Accordion - Displays collapsible content panels for presenting information in a limited amount of space.

Sample solution :

HTML Code :

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<link href="https://code.jquery.com/ui/jquery-ui-git.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" />
<script src="https://code.jquery.com/jquery-git.js"></script>
<script src="https://code.jquery.com/ui/jquery-ui-git.js"></script>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width">
<title>Initialize the accordion and specify the icon option.</title>
</head>
<body>
<div id="divid">
<h3>jQuery</h3>
<div>jQuery is a fast, small, and feature-rich JavaScript library.</div>
<h3>jQuery UI</h3>
<div>jQuery UI is a curated set of user interface interactions, effects, widgets, and themes built on top of the jQuery JavaScript Library. </div>
<h3>jQuiry Mobile</h3>
<div>jQuery Mobile is a HTML5-based user interface system designed to make responsive web sites and apps that are accessible on all smartphone, tablet and desktop devices</div>
</div>
</body>
</html>

JavaScript Code :

$( "#divid" ).accordion({
  icons: { "header": "ui-icon-plus", "activeHeader": "ui-icon-minus" }
});

var icons = $( "#divid" ).accordion( "option", "icons" );
 
$( "#divid" ).accordion( "option", "icons", { "header": "ui-icon-plus", "activeHeader": "ui-icon-minus" } );

See the Pen jquery-ui-fundamental-exercise-8 by w3resource (@w3resource) on CodePen.

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