Hide Layer OnClick?

Hi,
Can someone tell me how I hide a layer when someone clicks a link? I used to know how but I forget. :)

Thanks,
Justin Sampson

bru i got quite a large script that does not only hide layers but a load of other cool layer funtions i really think you'll enjoy this
so i'll mail you the whole script rather than post it the example is a bit big.... but you can make it smaller
for yourself

A JavaScript function to hide a layer given its ID is:

Code:

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function hideLayer(layerid) {
  if (document.getElementById) {
    // DOM-compliant browsers (MSIE5, NSN6, O5)
    document.getElementById(layerid).style.visibility='hidden';
  } else if (document.all) {
    // MSIE4
    return document.all[layerid].style.visibility='hidden';
  } else if (document.layers) {
    // NSN4
    return document.layers[layerid].visibility='hidden';
  } else {
    // Trap DHTML-impaired browsers
    //alert("Your browser does not support DHTML!");
    return false;
  }
}

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The to call this when clicking a link (say you wanted to hide the layer with ID "myLayer"):

Code:

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<a href="javascript:hideLayer('myLayer');">...</a>

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This code will work in NS4.x, NS6, MSIE 4+, and Opera 5.x.