Show and hide html element on selected option change

Question

In a JSP page, I have a dropdown list. When the first element of the list is selected, I want a text area to show right on click. I\'m new to Javascript/Jquery, so I\'m obvi

Answer 1

var drpVal=  $('#show').val();
if( drpVal == "1")
{
     $('#text_area').show(); 
          // or u can use
       $("#text_area").css("display", "");
 }
 else{
  $('#text_area').hide(); 
          // or u can use
       $("#text_area").css("display", "none");
 }