How to remove a div with fade out effect in JavaScript?

Question

I want to remove a div element on click event but i want to remove it with a fade out effect. I have got some JQuery solution but i need pure JavaScript or css solution.

document.querySelector('.list').addEventListener("click", function(e){
    if (e.target.localName === "span") {
        var removeTarget = e.target.parentNode.parentNode;
        removeTarget.parentNode.removeChild(removeTarget);
    };
});

This code is removing the div element with no effect. How can i add a fade out effect?

Answer 1

There are two ways you can achieve this: CSS3 animation or jQuery animation.

CSS3 Animation

1. In your CSS document, add:

   .list {
       opacity: 1;
       -webkit-transition: opacity 1000ms linear;
       transition: opacity 1000ms linear;
   }
   

   • This will make any change of opacity to your item fade by 1000ms.

2. Change line 4 of your JavaScript to:

   removeTarget.style.opacity = '0';
   setTimeout(function(){removeTarget.parentNode.removeChild(removeTarget);}, 1000);
   

   • This will make your item change opacity to 0, thus making the transition from step 1 have an effect. Then it will remove the item with your code after 1000ms.

Note: Make sure the time of the CSS3 transition and the setTimeout are the same.

jQuery Animation

1. Get jQuery

   • Go to the jQuery Website and download it, or
   • Add ` in your HTML document before any jQuery code.

2. Change line 4 of your Javascript to:

   removeTarget.fadeOut(1000)
   

   • This will Fade Out your item by 1000ms, you can change this time to whatever you want.