title: Finding if element is visible (JavaScript )
body: <p>I have a javascript function that tries to determine whether a div is visible and does various processes with that variable. I am successfully able to swap an elements visibility by changing it's display between none and block; but I cannot store this value...</p>
  
  <p>I have tried getting the elements display attribute value and finding if the the element ID is visible but neither has worked. When I try .getAttribute it always returns null; I am not sure why because I know that id is defined and it has a display attribute.</p>
  
  <p>Here is the code of the two different methods I have tried:</p>
  
  <pre><code>var myvar = $("#mydivID").is(":visible");
  var myvar = document.getElementById("mydivID").getAttribute("display");
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>Any guidance or assistance would be greatly appreciated.</p>