diff --git a/src/slidingview/slidingview.js b/src/slidingview/slidingview.js
index 343fcdf..32bda89 100644
--- a/src/slidingview/slidingview.js
+++ b/src/slidingview/slidingview.js
@@ -162,17 +162,30 @@ SlidingView.prototype.snapToPosition = function() {
 	//console.log( currentPosition, halfWidth, targetX );
 
 	if ( currentPosition != targetX ) {
-	
-		this.body.stop(true, false).animate({
-				left:targetX,
-				avoidTransforms:false,
-				useTranslate3d: true
-			}, 100);
-			
-	    this.sidebar.trigger( "slidingViewProgress", { current:targetX, max:this.sidebarWidth } );
+	    this.slideView(targetX);
 	}
 }
 
+SlidingView.prototype.slideView = function(targetX) {
+    this.body.stop(true, false).animate({
+        left:targetX,
+        avoidTransforms:false,
+        useTranslate3d: true
+    }, 100);
+
+    this.sidebar.trigger( "slidingViewProgress", { current:targetX, max:this.sidebarWidth } );
+}
+
+SlidingView.prototype.close = function() {
+    this.bodyOffset = 0;
+    this.slideView(0);
+}
+
+SlidingView.prototype.open = function() {
+    this.bodyOffset = this.sidebarWidth;
+    this.slideView(this.sidebarWidth);
+}
+
 SlidingView.prototype.unbindEvents = function() {
 	this.body.get()[0].removeEventListener( this.MOVE_EVENT, this.touchMoveHandler, false );
 	this.body.get()[0].removeEventListener( this.END_EVENT, this.touchUpHandler, false );