jQuery queue() Method

Last Updated : 30 Jun, 2023

The queue() method is an inbuilt method in jQuery which is used to show the queue of functions to be executed on the selected elements. In a queue one or more function wait for run.

The queue() method can be used with the dequeue() method.
An element may have several queues. Generally there is only one default jQuery queue.

Syntax:

$(selector).queue(queue_name)

Parameters: This method accepts single parameter queue_name which is optional. It is used to set the queue name.

Below example illustrates the queue() method in jQuery:

Example:

<!DOCTYPE html> 
<html> 
    <head> 
        <title>The queue Method</title> 
        <script src= 
        "https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.3.1/jquery.min.js"> 
        </script> 
          
        <!-- jQuery code to show the working of this method -->
        <script> 
            $(document).ready(function() { 
                $("p").click(function() { 
                    var div = $("div"); 
       
                    div.animate({ 
                        left: "+=200" 
                    }, 2000); 
                    div.animate({ 
                        height: 200 
                    }, "slow"); 
                    div.animate({ 
                        width: 150 
                    }, "slow"); 
                    div.animate({ 
                        height: 100 
                    }, "slow"); 
                    div.animate({ 
                        width: 60 
                    }, "slow"); 
                    div.animate({ 
                        left: "-=200", 
                        top: "+=100" 
                    }, 2000); 
       
                    $("span").text(div.queue().length); 
                }); 
            }); 
        </script> 
        <style> 
            div { 
                width: 50px; 
                height: 50px; 
                position: absolute; 
                left: 35px; 
                margin-top: 10px; 
                background-color: green; 
            } 
               
            body { 
                width: 500px; 
                height: 250px; 
                border: 2px solid green; 
                padding: 20px; 
            } 
        </style> 
    </head> 
       
    <body> 
        <p>The queue length is: <span></span></p> 
          
        <!-- click on above paragraph to show the 
        number of times animation method works -->
        <div></div> 
    </body> 
</html> 