var newImage = "<img src='https://mikegrace.s3.amazonaws.com/geek-blog/jquery-example-1/ajax-loader-1.gif'/>"; $(document).ready(function() { // hide ajax image when the page finishes loading $("#ajax img").hide(); // Clicking on element with id 'show' will show all images that are decendents of an element with id 'ajax' $("#show").click(function() { $("#ajax img").show(); }); // Clicking on element with id 'hide' will hide all images that are decendents of an element with id 'ajax' $("#hide").click(function() { $("#ajax img").hide(); }); // Clicking on element with id 'fadein' will fade in all images that are decendents of an element with id 'ajax' $("#fadein").click(function() { $("#ajax img").fadeIn("slow"); }); // Clicking on element with id 'fadeout' will fade out all images that are decendents of an element with id 'ajax' $("#fadeout").click(function() { $("#ajax img").fadeOut("slow"); }); // Clicking on element with id 'append' will append the given string to the element with id 'ajax' $("#append").click(function() { $("#ajax").append(newImage); }); // Clicking on element with id 'prepend' will prepend the given string to the element with id 'ajax' $("#prepend").click(function() { $("#ajax").prepend(newImage); }); });