Question

Is there a simple way, using JavaScript, to dynamically show/hide content in a <div> based on the users selection from a drop down menu? For example, if a user selects option 1 then I would like <div> 1 to be displayed and all other <div>s to be hidden.

EDIT: Example HTML Setup

<select>
<option> Option 1</option>
<option> Option 2</option>
<option> Option 3</option>
<select>

<div id="content_1" style="display:hidden;">Content 1<div>
<div id="content_2" style="display:hidden;">Content 2<div>
<div id="content_3" style="display:hidden;">Content 3<div>

Answer 1

here is a jsfiddle with an example of showing/hiding div’s via a select.

HTML:

<div id="option1" class="group">asdf</div>
<div id="option2" class="group">kljh</div>
<div id="option3" class="group">zxcv</div>
<div id="option4" class="group">qwerty</div>
<select id="selectMe">
  <option value="option1">option1</option>
  <option value="option2">option2</option>
  <option value="option3">option3</option>
  <option value="option4">option4</option>
</select>

jQuery:

$(document).ready(function () {
  $('.group').hide();
  $('#option1').show();
  $('#selectMe').change(function () {
    $('.group').hide();
    $('#'+$(this).val()).show();
  })
});