Check if element is visible in DOM

Question

Is there any way that I can check if an element is visible in pure JS (no jQuery) ?

So, for example, in this page: Performance Bikes, if you hover over Deals (on the

Answer 1

This may help : Hide the element by positioning it on far most left position and then check the offsetLeft property. If you want to use jQuery you can simply check the :visible selector and get the visibility state of the element.

HTML :

Hello

CSS :

#myDiv{
   position:absolute;
   left : -2000px;
}


#myDiv{
    visibility:hidden;
}

javaScript :

var myStyle = document.getElementById("myDiv").offsetLeft;

if(myStyle < 0){
     alert("Div is hidden!!");
}

jQuery :

if(  $("#MyElement").is(":visible") == true )
{  
     alert("Div is visible!!");        
}

jsFiddle