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CSS CSS Selectors Advanced Selectors :root and :target

Andrew Husted
Andrew Husted
11,271 Points
Posted by Andrew Husted
Andrew Husted
11,271 Points

I want to change src property of image using :target.

I set img id to color. Link targets #color.

CSS rule is #color:target {src="dif-img.jpg";}

Can someone help?

2 Answers

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
229,786 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
229,786 Points

In a CSS rule, prpperty names and values should be separated by a colon. But also, "src" is not a CSS property. The closest equivalent CSS property would be "content":

#color:target {
  content: url("dif-img.jpg");
}

Ssome browsers might only support the "content" property for pseudo-elements. If so, you could set the background-image of another kind of element (such as a "div") and have the CSS change that instead.

Matt Brock
Matt Brock
28,330 Points

Cool! Didn't know you could do that.

Matt Brock
Matt Brock
28,330 Points
Matt Brock
Matt Brock
28,330 Points

You can't change the value of an HTML attribute with CSS. CSS is meant to modify an element's presentation, not content. You can, however, change an element's background-image property with CSS. Changing an element's src attribute can be done with JavaScript:

let image = document.getElementById('color');
image.src = 'dif-img.jpg';

Here's a great writeup on how to use the :target pseudo-class on CSS-Tricks: https://css-tricks.com/on-target/.