Simple JQuery Accordion menu - Redux

1: Standard accordion menu

By default, the menu will launch in collapsed state and function like an accordion.

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• Marco's blog (no submenu)
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2: Accordion with first submenu expanded at page load

Same as the first example but with the first submenu expanded when the page loads. This is achieved by adding a CSS class expandfirst to the unordered list.

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  • PivotX
  • WordPress
  • Textpattern
  • Typo
• Programming Languages
  • PHP
  • Ruby
  • Python
  • PERL
  • Java
  • C#
• Marco's blog (no submenu)
• Cool Stuff
  • Apple
  • Nikon
  • XBOX360
  • Nintendo
• Search Engines
  • Yahoo!
  • Google
  • Ask.com
  • Live Search

3: Non-accordion (standard expandable menu)

This is a standard expandable menu without accordion functionality. This is achieved by adding a CSS class named noaccordion to the unordered list.

• Weblog Tools
  • PivotX
  • WordPress
  • Textpattern
  • Typo
• Programming Languages
  • PHP
  • Ruby
  • Python
  • PERL
  • Java
  • C#
• Marco's blog (no submenu)
• Cool Stuff
  • Apple
  • Nikon
  • XBOX360
  • Nintendo
• Search Engines
  • Yahoo!
  • Google
  • Ask.com
  • Live Search

4: Collapsible accordion with first item expanded at page load

This menu works like an accordion when one menu item is already expanded but will collapse completely when the expanded item is clicked. Additionally it has the first item expanded at page load. This is achieved by adding a CSS class named collapsible and another CSS class named expandfirst like in example 2.

• Weblog Tools
  • PivotX
  • WordPress
  • Textpattern
  • Typo
• Programming Languages
  • PHP
  • Ruby
  • Python
  • PERL
  • Java
  • C#
• Marco's blog (no submenu)
• Cool Stuff
  • Apple
  • Nikon
  • XBOX360
  • Nintendo
• Search Engines
  • Yahoo!
  • Google
  • Ask.com
  • Live Search

Source

1. function initMenus() {
2. $('ul.menu ul').hide();
3. $.each($('ul.menu'), function(){
4. $('#' + this.id + '.expandfirst ul:first').show();
5. });
6. $('ul.menu li a').click(
7. function() {
8. var checkElement = $(this).next();
9. var parent = this.parentNode.parentNode.id;
10.  
11. if($('#' + parent).hasClass('noaccordion')) {
12. $(this).next().slideToggle('normal');
13. return false;
14. }
15. if((checkElement.is('ul')) && (checkElement.is(':visible'))) {
16. if($('#' + parent).hasClass('collapsible')) {
17. $('#' + parent + ' ul:visible').slideUp('normal');
18. }
19. return false;
20. }
21. if((checkElement.is('ul')) && (!checkElement.is(':visible'))) {
22. $('#' + parent + ' ul:visible').slideUp('normal');
23. checkElement.slideDown('normal');
24. return false;
25. }
26. }
27. );
28. }
29. $(document).ready(function() {initMenus();});

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