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<!DOCTYPE html> <html lang="en"> <head> <meta charset="utf-8"> <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"> <title>Get Bootstrap Collapse Instance Using jQuery</title> <link href="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/bootstrap@5.0.2/dist/css/bootstrap.min.css" rel="stylesheet"> <script src="https://code.jquery.com/jquery-3.5.1.min.js"></script> <script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/bootstrap@5.0.2/dist/js/bootstrap.bundle.min.js"></script> <script> $(document).ready(function(){ $("#myBtn").click(function(){ var myCollapse = bootstrap.Collapse.getInstance($("#myCollapse")[0]); console.log(myCollapse); }); }); </script> </head> <body> <div class="m-4"> <p> <!-- Trigger Button HTML --> <button type="button" class="btn btn-primary" data-bs-toggle="collapse" data-bs-target="#myCollapse">Toggle Element</button> <!-- Get Instance Button HTML --> <button type="button" class="btn btn-success" id="myBtn">Get Collapse Instance</button> </p> <!-- Collapsible Element HTML --> <div class="collapse" id="myCollapse"> <div class="card card-body">This is a simple example of showing and hiding specific element via data attributes. Click trigger button to toggle this panel.</div> </div> <p class="mt-4">First activate collapse by clicking the "Toggle Element" button, then press the "Get Collapse Instance" button to get the collapse instance associated with a DOM element.</p> <p>Press Ctrl+Shift+J (Windows / Linux) or Cmd+Opt+J (Mac) to open the browser console panel.</p> </div> </body> </html>