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This is a simple expanding menu. The anchor tags that expand each menu are added by JavaScript, so the HTML code doesn't contain any event handlers or unnecessary HTML tags. The structure of the menu is defined with unordered and ordered lists elements.

The JavaScript Source: Navigation : Expanding Menu
Simply click inside the window below, use your cursor to highlight the script, and copy [Control]+C the script into a new file in your text editor (such as Note Pad) and save [Control+S]. The script is yours!!!

 ul#menu { width: 100px; list-style-type: none; border-top: solid 1px #b9a894; margin: 0; padding: 0; } ul#menu ol { display: none; text-align: right; list-style-type: none; margin: 0; padding: 5px; } ul#menu li, ul#menu a { font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; color: #785a3c; } ul#menu li { border-bottom: solid 1px #b9a894; line-height: 15px; } ul#menu ol li { border-bottom: none; } ul#menu ol li:before { content: "- "; } ul#menu a { text-decoration: none; outline: none; } ul#menu a:hover { color: #539dbc; } ul#menu a.active { color: #be5028; }  /* This script and many more are available free online at The JavaScript Source :: http://javascript.internet.com Created by: Travis Beckham :: http://www.squidfingers.com | http://www.podlob.com version date: 06/02/03 :: If want to use this code, feel free to do so, but please leave this message intact. (Travis Beckham) */ // Node Functions if(!window.Node){ var Node = {ELEMENT_NODE : 1, TEXT_NODE : 3}; } function checkNode(node, filter){ return (filter == null || node.nodeType == Node[filter] || node.nodeName.toUpperCase() == filter.toUpperCase()); } function getChildren(node, filter){ var result = new Array(); var children = node.childNodes; for(var i = 0; i < children.length; i++){ if(checkNode(children[i], filter)) result[result.length] = children[i]; } return result; } function getChildrenByElement(node){ return getChildren(node, "ELEMENT_NODE"); } function getFirstChild(node, filter){ var child; var children = node.childNodes; for(var i = 0; i < children.length; i++){ child = children[i]; if(checkNode(child, filter)) return child; } return null; } function getFirstChildByText(node){ return getFirstChild(node, "TEXT_NODE"); } function getNextSibling(node, filter){ for(var sibling = node.nextSibling; sibling != null; sibling = sibling.nextSibling){ if(checkNode(sibling, filter)) return sibling; } return null; } function getNextSiblingByElement(node){ return getNextSibling(node, "ELEMENT_NODE"); } // Menu Functions & Properties var activeMenu = null; function showMenu() { if(activeMenu){ activeMenu.className = ""; getNextSiblingByElement(activeMenu).style.display = "none"; } if(this == activeMenu){ activeMenu = null; } else { this.className = "active"; getNextSiblingByElement(this).style.display = "block"; activeMenu = this; } return false; } function initMenu(){ var menus, menu, text, a, i; menus = getChildrenByElement(document.getElementById("menu")); for(i = 0; i < menus.length; i++){ menu = menus[i]; text = getFirstChildByText(menu); a = document.createElement("a"); menu.replaceChild(a, text); a.appendChild(text); a.href = "#"; a.onclick = showMenu; a.onfocus = function(){this.blur()}; } } if(document.createElement) window.onload = initMenu;  <script type="text/javascript" src="expandingMenu.js"></script>  <ul id="menu"> <li>Menu Item 1 <ol> <li><a href="#">Sub Item 1.1</a></li> <li><a href="#">Sub Item 1.2</a></li> <li><a href="#">Sub Item 1.3</a></li> </ol> </li> <li>Menu Item 2 <ol> <li><a href="#">Sub Item 2.1</a></li> <li><a href="#">Sub Item 2.2</a></li> <li><a href="#">Sub Item 2.3</a></li> </ol> </li> <li>Menu Item 3 <ol> <li><a href="#">Sub Item 3.1</a></li> <li><a href="#">Sub Item 3.2</a></li> <li><a href="#">Sub Item 3.3</a></li> </ol> </li> <li>Menu Item 4 <ol> <li><a href="#">Sub Item 4.1</a></li> <li><a href="#">Sub Item 4.2</a></li> <li><a href="#">Sub Item 4.3</a></li> </ol> </li> <li>Menu Item 5 <ol> <li><a href="#">Sub Item 5.1</a></li> <li><a href="#">Sub Item 5.2</a></li> <li><a href="#">Sub Item 5.3</a></li> </ol> </li> </ul> <p><div align="center"> <font face="arial, helvetica" size"-2">Free JavaScripts provided<br> by <a href="http://javascriptsource.com">The JavaScript Source</a></font> </div><p>
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