How can jQuery be utilized to determine the width of hidden elements in a PHP application?

When elements are hidden using CSS display:none or visibility:hidden, their dimensions are not accessible directly. To determine the width of hidden elements using jQuery in a PHP application, you can temporarily show the element, measure its width, and then hide it again. 

<?php
// PHP code to determine the width of a hidden element using jQuery
echo '<div id="hiddenElement" style="display:none;">Hidden Element</div>';
echo '<script src="https://code.jquery.com/jquery-3.6.0.min.js"></script>';
echo '<script>';
echo 'jQuery(document).ready(function(){';
echo '   var width = jQuery("#hiddenElement").show().width();';
echo '   jQuery("#hiddenElement").hide();';
echo '   console.log("Width of hidden element: " + width);';
echo '});';
echo '</script>';
?>

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