} } function go_to_page(page_num) { //get the number of items shown per page var show_per_page = parseInt($('#show_per_page').val()); //get the element number where to start the slice from start_from = page_num * show_per_page; //get the element number where to end the slice end_on = start_from + show_per_page; //hide all children elements of content div, get specific items and show them $('#content').children().css('display', 'none').slice(start_from, end_on).css('display', 'block'); /*get the page link that has longdesc attribute of the current page and add active_page class to it and remove that class from previously active page link*/ $('.page_link[longdesc=' + page_num + ']').addClass('active_page').siblings('.active_page').removeClass('active_page'); //update the current page input field $('#current_page').val(page_num); }