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In jQuery, you can manipulate the CSS styles of HTML elements using several methods.

These methods allow you to get, set, and


toggle styles dynamically.

1. css() Method
The .css() method is the most commonly used jQuery method to get or set inline styles of elements.

Get a CSS property value:

To retrieve the value of a specific CSS property, pass the property name as an argument.

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var color = $('#myElement').css('color'); // Get the current color of the element
console.log(color); // Outputs the color value

Set a CSS property:

To set a specific CSS property, pass the property name and the value.

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$('#myElement').css('color', 'red'); // Set the color to red $('#myElement').css('font-size',
'16px'); // Set the font size to 16px

Set multiple CSS properties:

You can set multiple CSS properties at once by passing an object with key-value pairs.

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$('#myElement').css({ 'color': 'blue', 'background-color': 'yellow', 'font-size': '18px' });

2. Getting Multiple CSS Properties


To get multiple CSS properties, you can use the .css() method with a plain object, but note that you have to call the method once
for each property.

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var styles = $('#myElement').css(['color', 'font-size']); console.log(styles); // Will log an
object like: { color: "rgb(0, 0, 0)", fontSize: "16px" }
3. addClass() and removeClass() Methods
These methods are used to add or remove CSS classes from elements. This is especially useful if you are managing multiple
predefined styles (defined in your CSS) and want to toggle them dynamically.

Add a class:

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$('#myElement').addClass('new-class'); // Adds the class 'new-class' to the element

Remove a class:

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$('#myElement').removeClass('old-class'); // Removes the class 'old-class' from the element

Toggle a class:

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$('#myElement').toggleClass('highlight'); // Toggles the class 'highlight' on the element

4. hasClass() Method
This method checks if an element has a certain class.

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if ($('#myElement').hasClass('active')) { console.log('The element has the "active" class'); }
else { console.log('The element does not have the "active" class'); }
5. fadeIn(), fadeOut(), and fadeTo() Methods
These methods are used to change the visibility of an element using fade animations.

fadeIn():

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$('#myElement').fadeIn(1000); // Fades the element in over 1 second (1000 milliseconds)

fadeOut():

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$('#myElement').fadeOut(1000); // Fades the element out over 1 second

fadeTo():

This allows you to fade an element to a specific opacity.

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$('#myElement').fadeTo(1000, 0.5); // Fades the element to 50% opacity over 1 second

6. show() and hide() Methods


These methods are used to show or hide an element. By default, hide() will set the element’s display to none, and show() will
restore it to its default display style.

show():

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$('#myElement').show(); // Shows the element

hide():

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$('#myElement').hide(); // Hides the element

toggle():

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$('#myElement').toggle(); // Toggles visibility (shows if hidden, hides if visible)

7. animate() Method
The .animate() method is used to create custom animations for changing CSS properties over a specified duration.

Example:

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$('#myElement').animate({ 'width': '300px', 'height': '200px', 'opacity': '0.5' }, 1000); //
Animates the element’s width, height, and opacity over 1 second

You can animate multiple CSS properties at once and pass options like the duration and callback function to handle the animation's
completion.

8. delay() Method
This method is used to introduce a delay before executing a function or animation.

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$('#myElement').delay(1000).fadeIn(1000); // Waits 1 second before fading in

9. width() and height() Methods


These methods are used to get or set the width and height of elements.

Get the width/height:


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var width = $('#myElement').width(); // Get the width of the element var height = $
('#myElement').height(); // Get the height of the element

Set the width/height:

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$('#myElement').width(500); // Set the width to 500px $('#myElement').height(300); // Set
the height to 300px

You can also use .outerWidth() and .outerHeight() to include the padding, border, and margin.

10. position() and offset() Methods


These methods are used to get the position of elements relative to the document (using offset()) or to
its parent (using position()).

Example:

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var position = $('#myElement').position(); // Gets the position relative to its parent var offset
= $('#myElement').offset(); // Gets the position relative to the document
console.log(position); // { top: 50, left: 100 } console.log(offset); // { top: 150, left: 200 }

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