<!DOCTYPE html> <script src = jquery.js></script> <script src = jqueryui/js/jquery-ui-1.8.16.custom.min.js></script> <link rel=stylesheet type=text/css href=jqueryui/css/smoothness/jquery-ui-1.8.16.custom.css /> <div id="dialog" title="Window title"> <p> Content of the dialog box</p> </div> <input id=open type=button value=Open> <input id=close type=button value=Close> <script> $("div#dialog").dialog ({ autoOpen : false }); $("#open").click (function (event) // Open button Treatment { if ($("#dialog").dialog ("isOpen")) alert ("Already open !"); else $("#dialog").dialog ("open"); }); $("#close").click (function (event) // Close button Treatment { if (!$("#dialog").dialog ("isOpen")) alert ("Already closed !"); else $("#dialog").dialog ("close"); }); </script>