JQuery slideToggle() current show/hide state property?

Question

What is the easiest way to programmatically find the current toggle state of a DOM element when using the slideToggle() function in jquery 1.3.2?

I expected there to be a property for this, but I can't seem to find one. Directly checking the CSS display or height seems like a hack, but maybe that's what one is expected to do.

Answer 1

I think you can do something like this,

if($("#panel").is(":hidden")) {     // do stuff }