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JavaScript

Posted by Rashaun Ewing
Rashaun Ewing
15,711 Points

Changing Image on Button click

I'm attempting to change and image when the 'button' is clicked.

<div class="flex-item2">    
                <h1 class="name">Keystone</h1>
                    <div>
                        <img id='stone' src="..//../Images/IMG_2212.jpg">
                        <p>This section is going to be dedicated to my furry little friend.laslflasjflasjlfjasl;jfsa 
                        aljajfjsalfjlsjlfjsljflsjlfjsljfljslfslajlsjfjlaksfljsfjlsajflsjalfjsaj;fjaslflksajlfjlasjflj
                        alsflsajlfjlasjfljslfjsjdjflskdjflajsljflsajfjlsjfjsjfsjdljflasjfjlsjdkfjlsjfljlsflsjfajslfdk
                        aljdfjalsjfljslfjsdkklsjlfjlsdjfjldjjsldjflskdjflkdsnfksdnfnsdkdnlanlnfnkkdladskfnndlasdda.</p>  
                    </div>  
                    <div>
                        <button type="button" onclick="changeImage('stone')">Change Me</button>
                    </div>

function changeImage('stone'){
    image = id = 'stone'.getElementById();
    document.getElementbyId('sleep2'). src="..//../Images/IMG_3828.jpg";
}

2 Answers

Erik Nuber
Erik Nuber
20,629 Points
Erik Nuber
Erik Nuber
20,629 Points

You don't need to pass the function a variable. 

function changeImage(){
    document.getElementById('stone').src="..//../Images/IMG_3828.jpg";  //if this is the new image it goes after the = sign
}
Erik Nuber
Erik Nuber
20,629 Points
Erik Nuber
Erik Nuber
20,629 Points

You could also change your ID tag for the image similarly by adding in

document.getElementByID('stone').id = "newIDNameHere"

Yes, you don't have to change the ID, it isn't necessary and could be more hassle to implement your code. However, if you are changing a picture (especially from something unrelated), you might also want to change your ID to reflect that change. However, the above code works, the method is available for a reason.

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
221,938 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
221,938 Points

:hand: Just because you can change an id doesn't mean that you should.

In general, I'd think this is a bad practice. Anytime you may be tempted to do this, there's probably a better way to accomplish whatever you're trying to do.

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
221,938 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
221,938 Points

:point_right: There seems to be a number of issues here:

  • in the function declaration, the parameter should not be in quotes
  • you have a line that doesn't make sense that appears to be setting global variables image and id
  • JavaScript is case-sensitive — getElementById must be spelled with a capital "B"
  • you seem to be changing the src of a element with id "sleep2", but there's no element with that id in the HTML
  • since you pass the id to the function, you might want to use it instead of a literal name
Rashaun Ewing
Rashaun Ewing
15,711 Points

Should I add the other images that I want to replace the original once the 'button' is clicked into the html under the original?