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

Posted by Jack Kenyon
Jack Kenyon
3,344 Points

My Code is Identical but the event is still occuring

Hey, I'm 90% sure my code is identical to the example given, but the event is still occurring when you click on the image, and no code is popping up in the developer tool. So it's not working. Any help pointing out what I'm doing wrong would be great,

$("#imageGallery a").click(function(event){
  event.preventDefault();
  var href = $(this).attr("href");
  console.log(href);
});
James Barnett
James Barnett
39,199 Points
James Barnett
James Barnett
39,199 Points

If it's not an issue with the id name, throw your code in a codepen and link it here so we can see the bigger picture.

2 Answers

Jacob M.
Jacob M.
5,122 Points
Jacob M.
Jacob M.
5,122 Points

Your code looks like its working fine here. Could it be that you put the wrong ID name in your HTML?

Abraham Thomas
Abraham Thomas
2,406 Points
Abraham Thomas
Abraham Thomas
2,406 Points

I have the same problem