jQuery - How to group multiple variables when using show() or hide()?

How can I group all the following variables into using a sigle show() or hide() instead of individual call for 开发者_运维技巧each please? Thanks.

var alertsLink = "alertsLink";
var alertsLinkId = $j("#" + alertsLink);
var modifyLink = "modifySearch";
var events = $j("#eventsPanel");
var alerts = $j("#alertsPanel");
var results = $j("div.results");

if(id == eventsLink){
    events.show();
    alerts.hide();
    results.hide();
    eventsLinkId.hide();
    alertsLinkId.show();
  }else if(id == alertsLink){
    events.hide();
    alerts.show();
    results.hide();
    alertsLinkId.hide();
    eventsLinkId.show();
  }else if(id != modifyLink){
    events.hide();
    alerts.hide();
    results.show();
    alertsLinkId.show();
    eventsLinkId.show();
  }
}

Try this, jQuery supports multiple selectors:

$("#div1, #div2").show();

If you would like to keep using your variables, rather than litter your code with lots of magic strings, then you can do:

events.add(alertsLinkId).show();
alerts.add(results).add(eventsLinkId).hide();

You can combine selectors, like so:

$j("div.results, #alertsPanel")…

if(id == eventsLink){ 
    $j("#eventsPanel, #alertsLink").show(); 
    $j("#alertsPanel, div.results").hide();
}

You could do like this too :

$j('#eventsPanel, #alertsLink, #alertsPanel, div.results).hide();
switch (id) 
{ 
case 'eventsLink': $j("#eventsPanel, #alertsLink").show(); break;
case 'alertsLink': $j("#alertsPanel").show(); break;
default: $j("div.results, #alertsLink").show(); break;
}

Keeping your if/else works too ;)