Pure CSS.
HTML part:
<a data-toggle="collapse" href="#collapseExample"
aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="collapseExample">
Open/Close collapse
<i class="fa fa-chevron-right pull-right"></i>
<i class="fa fa-chevron-down pull-right"></i>
</a>
The key element here is aria-expanded=”false” or “true”
CSS:
a[aria-expanded=true] .fa-chevron-right {
display: none;
}
a[aria-expanded=false] .fa-chevron-down {
display: none;
}