How does jQuery implement hide() and show()

Question

Do they set display: none or visibility: hidden?

I\'m pretty sure display: none takes the element out of the normal flow, whilst <

Answer 1

It uses display, and for this type of thing you can use Firebug to actually examine what happens to the DOM.

Answer 2

It uses display.

Edit: And from John Sheehan's comment on this answer, which I agree with:

You should go view the unpacked source anyway just to familiarize yourself with it

Edit 2: Comments have mentioned using Firebug to discover what is happening. Indeed, I actually went to the jQuery docs and used the Safari Web Inspector to see what happened on the hide() demo to be sure of my answer.