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JavaScript jQuery Basics (2014) Creating a Simple Lightbox A Better Caption

Posted by Ary de Oliveira
Ary de Oliveira
28,298 Points

JavaScript

Give-me feedback about my code... code challenge no like ?

Jonathan Grieve
Jonathan Grieve
Treehouse Moderator 91,252 Points
Jonathan Grieve
Jonathan Grieve
Treehouse Moderator 91,252 Points

Hello Ary,

Would you be able to reproduce the code for us so we can have a look? :-)

2 Answers

Ary de Oliveira
Ary de Oliveira
28,298 Points

i believe Answer .attr("title");

Ary de Oliveira
Ary de Oliveira
28,298 Points
Ary de Oliveira
Ary de Oliveira
28,298 Points

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

var $overlay = $('<div id="overlay"></div>'); var $image = $("<img>"); var $caption = $("<p></p>");

//An image to overlay $overlay.append($image);

//A caption to overlay $overlay.append($caption);

//Add overlay $("body").append($overlay);

//Capture the click event on a link to an image $("#imageGallery a").click(function(event){ event.preventDefault(); var imageLocation = $(this).attr("href"); //Update overlay with the image linked in the link $image.attr("src", imageLocation);

//Show the overlay. $overlay.show();

//Get child's title attribute and set caption var captionText = $(this).children("img").attr("alt"); $caption.text(captionText); });

//When overlay is clicked $overlay.click(function(){ //Hide the overlay $overlay.hide(); });