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How to display icon next to show/hide text on button?


I want to display an icon next to "more" and "less" after clicking the less/more.

How to make multiple buttons/id's like this? Basing on checked solution. –

function showme(id) {
  var divid = document.getElementById(id);
  var clicky = document.getElementById("clicky");
  if (divid.style.display == 'block') {
    divid.style.display = 'none';
    clicky.innerHTML = "MORE";
  } else {
    divid.style.display = 'block';
    clicky.innerHTML = "LESS";
  }
}
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>

<head>
  <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
  <link rel="stylesheet" href="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/font-awesome/4.7.0/css/font-awesome.min.css">
</head>

<body>
  <i>Click on more. I want to have two different icons one for more one for less always after click.</i><br>

  <div class="tp-caption rev-btn rev-hiddenicon  rs-hover-ready rev-mre-btn" onclick="showme('widget');" href="javascript:;" id="clicky">MORE <i class="fa fa-car"></i></div>


  <div id="widget" style="display:none;">
    This is a widget
  </div>


</body>

</html>


Solution

  • Please change your JS code like below:-

    function showme(id) {
      var divid = document.getElementById(id);
      var clicky = document.getElementById("clicky");
      if (divid.style.display == 'block') {
        divid.style.display = 'none';
        clicky.innerHTML = 'MORE <i class="fa fa-car"></i>';
      } else {
        divid.style.display = 'block';
        clicky.innerHTML = 'LESS <i class="fa fa-car"></i>';
      }
    }
    <head>
      <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
      <link rel="stylesheet" href="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/font-awesome/4.7.0/css/font-awesome.min.css">
    </head>
    
    <body>
      <i>Click on more. I want to have two different icons one for more one for less always after click.</i><br>
    
      <div class="tp-caption rev-btn rev-hiddenicon  rs-hover-ready rev-mre-btn" onclick="showme('widget');" href="javascript:;" id="clicky">MORE <i class="fa fa-car"></i></div>
    
    
      <div id="widget" style="display:none;">
        This is a widget
      </div>
    </body>