Animating child elements with ng-show in AngularJS 1.2 using jQuery

In this tutorial, we will walk you through how to use jQuery and AngularJS 1.2 to animate child elements using the ng-show directive. This will allow you to create smooth animations when showing or hiding elements in your web application.

To get started, make sure you have jQuery and AngularJS 1.2 included in your project. You can include them by adding the following script tags to your HTML file:

<script src="https://code.jquery.com/jquery-3.6.0.min.js"></script>
<script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/angularjs/1.2.32/angular.min.js"></script>

Next, you will need to create an AngularJS module and controller in your JavaScript file. Here is an example of how you can do this:

var app = angular.module('myApp', []);
app.controller('myCtrl', function($scope) {
  $scope.showElement = false;
});

In your HTML file, create a button that will toggle the visibility of the child element using the ng-show directive. Here is an example of how you can do this:

<div ng-app="myApp" ng-controller="myCtrl">
  <button ng-click="showElement = !showElement">Toggle Element</button>
  <div ng-show="showElement" class="animate-element">
    Child element with animation
  </div>
</div>

Next, you will need to add some CSS to style the child element and create the animation. Here is an example of how you can do this:

.animate-element {
  display: none;
  transition: all 0.5s ease-in-out;
}

.animate-element.ng-hide {
  display: block !important;
  opacity: 0;
}

In the CSS above, we are using the ng-hide class that AngularJS applies to elements when they are hidden. We are also using CSS transitions to animate the opacity of the element when it is shown or hidden.

Finally, you can use jQuery to add some additional animations to the element when it is shown or hidden. Here is an example of how you can do this:

$(document).ready(function() {
  $('.animate-element').on('show', function(e) {
    $(this).fadeIn(1000);
  });
  $('.animate-element').on('hide', function(e) {
    $(this).fadeOut(1000);
  });
});

In the jQuery code above, we are using the show and hide events to fade in and fade out the element when it is shown or hidden.

And that’s it! You have now successfully animated child elements using ng-show in AngularJS 1.2 and jQuery. You can customize the animations and transitions to fit your application’s design and requirements. Happy coding!