Detect if an element is visible (without using jQuery)

Question

I\'m trying to detect if an html element I gave an id is visible or not without using jquery.

The context:

In the forgotten user password page,

Answer 1

Please see this it's customary seldom code might be useful

The content of the body element is displayed in your browser.


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above code gives the visibility status of the div using it's ID as U required.