Animation How to - Click to highlight with jquery / css3 animation

Question

We would like to know how to click to highlight with jquery / css3 animation.

Answer


<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<script type='text/javascript'
  src='http://code.jquery.com/jquery-1.8.3.js'></script>
<style type='text/css'>
#status {<!--  w w  w .j a v  a  2s. co m-->
  padding: 5px;
  text-align: center;
  -webkit-transition: background-color 200ms linear;
  -moz-transition: background-color 200ms linear;
  -o-transition: background-color 200ms linear;
  -ms-transition: background-color 200ms linear;
  transition: background-color 200ms linear;
}

#status.alert {
  background: #EEE; /* IE */
  background: rgba(255, 255, 0, 0.5); /* Everyone else */
}
</style>
<script type='text/javascript'>
$(window).load(function(){
    function message (msg) {
        $("#status").text(msg).clearQueue().queue(function (next) {
            $(this).addClass("alert"); next();
        }).delay(400).queue(function (next) {
            $(this).removeClass("alert"); next();
        });
    }
    $("#do-something").click(function() {
        message("Clicked! ")
    });
});
</script>
</head>
<body>
  <div id="status">Default message</div>
  <button id="do-something">Do something</button>
</body>
</html>

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