opening a DIV

**emanuelle** · 03-20-2007, 09:49 AM

I would like to open a div on my page from a link.

**mburt** · 03-20-2007, 10:52 AM

Code:

<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN">
<html>
<head>
<title>DIV Display</title>
<script type="text/javascript">
function show(element) {
	var el = document.getElementById(element);
	el.style.display = "block";
	}
</script>
</head>
<body>
<a href="#" onclick="show('myDivBlock')">Show DIV</a>
<div id="myDivBlock" style="display:none;">
	Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer adipiscing elit. Etiam quis augue. Ut quis ligula. Pellentesque nibh dolor,
	commodo eu, dapibus congue, euismod id, nisi. Pellentesque iaculis placerat tellus. Nulla varius est tristique libero.
	Ut sed dui. Praesent nunc. Nunc sit amet velit at lectus adipiscing tempus. Nulla lorem urna, tincidunt eget, fermentum
	eu, vulputate sed, nunc. Pellentesque habitant morbi tristique senectus et netus et malesuada fames ac turpis egestas.
</div>
</body>
</html>