// BlockCollapse.js // Add a button before the specified element (assumed // to be block style) that will make the element // disappear when clicked once and re-appear when // clicked a second time. // The button is placed within a div to ensure that // the markup we generate is valid XHTML. function makeCollapsible(elementId) { var element = window.document.getElementById(elementId); if (element) { var div = window.document.createElement("div"); element.parentNode.insertBefore(div, element); var button = window.document.createElement("button"); div.appendChild(button); button.setAttribute("type", "button"); var buttonText = window.document.createTextNode("Click to collapse"); button.appendChild(buttonText); button.setAttribute("onclick", "toggleVisibility(this,'" + elementId + "');"); } return; } // Function called when the button is clicked. function toggleVisibility(button, elementId) { var element = window.document.getElementById(elementId); if (element) { if (element.style.display == "none") { element.style.display = "block"; button.childNodes[0].data = "Click to collapse"; } else { element.style.display = "none"; button.childNodes[0].data = "Click to expand"; } } return; }