Accordion Menu with jQuery

A jQuery Menu plugin that allows you to create a fancy accordion menu using jQuery.

Usage:

1. Include jQuery Library in the head section

<script type="text/javascript" language="javascript" src="jquery.js"></script>

2. Call the plugin

<script type="text/javascript">
<!--//---------------------------------+
//  Developed by Roshan Bhattarai 
//  Visit http://roshanbh.com.np for this script and more.
//  This notice MUST stay intact for legal use
// --------------------------------->
$(document).ready(function()
{
	//slides the element with class "menu_body" when paragraph with class "menu_head" is clicked 
	$("#firstpane p.menu_head").click(function()
    {
		$(this).css({backgroundImage:"url(down.png)"}).next("div.menu_body").slideToggle(300).siblings("div.menu_body").slideUp("slow");
       	$(this).siblings().css({backgroundImage:"url(left.png)"});
	});
	//slides the element with class "menu_body" when mouse is over the paragraph
	$("#secondpane p.menu_head").mouseover(function()
    {
	     $(this).css({backgroundImage:"url(down.png)"}).next("div.menu_body").slideDown(500).siblings("div.menu_body").slideUp("slow");
         $(this).siblings().css({backgroundImage:"url(left.png)"});
	});
});
</script>

3. CSS

body {
	margin: 10px auto;
	font: 75%/120% Verdana,Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
}
.menu_list {	
	width: 150px;
}
.menu_head {
	padding: 5px 10px;
	cursor: pointer;
	position: relative;
	margin:1px;
    font-weight:bold;
    background: #eef4d3 url(left.png) center right no-repeat;
}
.menu_body {
	display:none;
}
.menu_body a{
  display:block;
  color:#006699;
  background-color:#EFEFEF;
  padding-left:10px;
  font-weight:bold;
  text-decoration:none;
}
.menu_body a:hover{
  color: #000000;
  text-decoration:underline;
  }

4. Markup

<div id="firstpane" class="menu_list">
<p class="menu_head">Header-1</p>
<div class="menu_body"> <a href="#">Link-1</a> <a href="#">Link-2</a> <a href="#">Link-3</a> </div>
<p class="menu_head">Header-2</p>
<div class="menu_body"> <a href="#">Link-1</a> <a href="#">Link-2</a> <a href="#">Link-3</a> </div>
<p class="menu_head">Header-3</p>
<div class="menu_body"> <a href="#">Link-1</a> <a href="#">Link-2</a> <a href="#">Link-3</a> </div>
</div>

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This awesome jQuery plugin is developed by unknown. For more Advanced Usages, please check the demo page or visit the official website.