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JavaScript jQuery Basics (2014) Creating a Simple Lightbox Perform: Part 1

Posted by Susan Rusie
Susan Rusie
10,671 Points

I am not sure why this isn't working like it should (SOLVED)

I followed the video completely and as far as I can see, nothing is wrong with my code.

According to the video, you should be able to click from image to image after hitting "ctrl + shift + j" and it would list the images while staying on the home screen in the console. If I hit an image after doing that, that particular image with the information on the image in the console pops up and I have to push the back button to get back to the home screen to click on the next image and get its information. Why is this? I tried retyping the code in and got the same result. Any help on this would be greatly appreciated. Here is my code:

<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head> <link rel="stylesheet" href="css/style.css" type="text/css" media="screen" title="no title" charset="utf-8"> <title>Image Gallery</title> </head> <body> <h1>Image Gallery</h1> <ul id="imageGallery"> <li><a href="images/refferal_machine.png"><img src="images/refferal_machine.png" width="100" alt="Refferal Machine By Matthew Spiel"></a></li> <li><a href="images/space-juice.png"><img src="images/space-juice.png" width="100" alt="Space Juice by Mat Helme"></a></li> <li><a href="images/education.png"><img src="images/education.png" width="100" alt="Education by Chris Michel"></a></li> <li><a href="images/copy_mcrepeatsalot.png"><img src="images/copy_mcrepeatsalot.png" width="100" alt="Wanted: Copy McRepeatsalot by Chris Michel"></a></li> <li><a href="images/sebastian.png"><img src="images/sebastian.png" width="100" alt="Sebastian by Mat Helme"></a></li> <li><a href="images/skill-polish.png"><img src="images/skill-polish.png" width="100" alt="Skill Polish by Chris Michel"></a></li> <li><a href="images/chuck.png"><img src="images/chuck.png" width="100" alt="Chuck by Mat Helme"></a></li> <li><a href="images/library.png"><img src="images/library.png" width="100" alt="Library by Tyson Rosage"></a></li> <li><a href="images/boat.png"><img src="images/boat.png" width="100" alt="Boat by Griffin Moore"></a></li> <li><a href="images/illustrator_foundations.png"><img src="images/illustrator_foundations.png" width="100" alt="Illustrator Foundations by Matthew Spiel"></a></li> <li><a href="images/treehouse_shop.jpg"><img src="images/treehouse_shop.jpg" width="100" alt="Treehouse Shop by Eric Smith"></a></li> </ul> <script src="http://code.jquery.com/jquery-1.11.0.min.js" type="text/javascript" charset="utf-8"></script> <script src="js/app.js" type="text/javascript" charset="utf-8"></script>

</body> </html>

//Problem: User when clicking on image goes to a dead end //Solution: Create an overlay with the large image - Lightbox

//1. Capture the click event on a link to an image $("imageGallery a").click(function(event){ event.preventDefault(); var href = $(this).attr("href"); console.log(href); //1.1 Show the overlay. //1.2 Update overlay with the image linked in the link //1.3 Get child's alt attribute and set caption

}); //2. Add overlay //2.1 An image //2.2 A caption //3.When overlay is clicked //3.1 Hide the overlay

Susan Rusie
Susan Rusie
10,671 Points

Never mind. I realized when I took one last look at the code that I left out the "#" in the jQuery code. It should have been written as follows:

$("#imageGallery a").click(function(event) {

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
229,771 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
229,771 Points

Congrats on finding your own answer! :+1: You can edit your title and add [SOLVED] at the beginning as an alternative to selecting a "best answer".

Next time, be sure to blockquote your code, using the instructions in the Markdown Cheatsheet popup (and remember to include a blank line before it). Or better yet, you can make a snapshot of the workspace and provide the link to it.

Susan Rusie
Susan Rusie
10,671 Points

Thanks for your input on how to let others know that the issue was solved. I didn't know you could edit any comments or questions, but now I do. Thanks again.