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JavaScript jQuery Basics (2014) Creating a Simple Lightbox Perform: Part 4

Valerie Smith
PLUS
Valerie Smith
Courses Plus Student 5,244 Points

My caption is not showing up and I followed every step of the video! I could use another pair of eyes.

I followed every step as instructed and the image caption is not showing up. Please take a look at my code and let me know how i messed it! :)

//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>");

//Add image to overlay

$overlay.append($image);

// caption

$overlay.append($caption);

// Add overlay

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

//1.Capture Click event on link around 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 overlay $overlay.show(); });

//Get child's alt atribute and set caption

var captionText= $(this).children("img").attr("alt"); $caption.text(captionText);

// When overlay is clicked

$overlay.click(function(){

//hide overlay

$overlay.hide(); });

link: https://teamtreehouse.com/workspaces/22966492

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
229,783 Points

:x: You can't share a direct URL to your workspace, it's temporary and only exists while you are using it.

:information_source: But you can use the snapshot function in the workspace and provide the link to that.

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
229,783 Points

:point_right: You may have a couple of code lines in the wrong place.

In the video, the code to "Get child's alt attribute and set caption" is placed inside the click handler for the gallery links, but in your code above you have placed those lines below and outside of the click handler.