Scale Effect

Categories: Effects

Scale Effect

Description: Shrink or grow an element by a percentage factor.

  • scale

    • direction (default: "both")
      Type: String
      The direction of the effect. Possible values: "both", "vertical" or "horizontal".
    • origin (default: [ "middle", "center" ])
      Type: Array
      The vanishing point.
    • percent
      Type: Number
      The percentage to scale to.
    • scale (default: "both")
      Type: String
      Which areas of the element will be resized: "both", "box", "content". Box resizes the border and padding of the element; content resizes any content inside of the element.

Examples:

Toggle a div using the scale effect.

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<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
  <meta charset="utf-8">
  <title>scale demo</title>
  <link rel="stylesheet" href="./code.jquery.com/ui/1.9.2/themes/base/jquery-ui.css">
  <style>
  #toggle {
    width: 100px;
    height: 100px;
    background: #ccc;
  }
  </style>
  <script src="./code.jquery.com/jquery-1.8.3.js"></script>
  <script src="./code.jquery.com/ui/1.9.2/jquery-ui.js"></script>
</head>
<body>
 
<p>Click anywhere to toggle the box.</p>
<div id="toggle"></div>
 
<script>
$( document ).click(function() {
  $( "#toggle" ).toggle( "scale" );
});
</script>
 
</body>
</html>

Demo:

Toggle a div using the scale effect in just one direction.

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<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
  <meta charset="utf-8">
  <title>scale demo</title>
  <link rel="stylesheet" href="./code.jquery.com/ui/1.9.2/themes/base/jquery-ui.css">
  <style>
  #toggle {
    width: 100px;
    height: 100px;
    background: #ccc;
  }
  </style>
  <script src="./code.jquery.com/jquery-1.8.3.js"></script>
  <script src="./code.jquery.com/ui/1.9.2/jquery-ui.js"></script>
</head>
<body>
 
<p>Click anywhere to toggle the box.</p>
<div id="toggle"></div>
 
<script>
$( document ).click(function() {
  $( "#toggle" ).toggle({ effect: "scale", direction: "horizontal" });
});
</script>
 
</body>
</html>

Demo: