How do I compare two jQuery objects for identity?

Question

I\'m trying to use jQuery to open / close control \'boxes\' on a webpage. Unfortunately, it doesn\'t look very good to close a box just to re-open it if the user happens to

Answer 1

Try this:

function openBox(index)
{
val=$('#box'+index);
$('.profilePageContentBox').each(function(){
    if($(this).is(":visible"))
    {
        if(!$(this).is("#box"+index))
            $(this).slideToggle(200);
    }
});
val.slideToggle(200);
}