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Purvi Agrawal
7,960 PointsMy project is not working the way it should. When I click an image it stills go to the next web page.
When I click the image, it still opens in the new web page. Not sure what I am doing wrong.
The code is pasted below.
------- Index.html-------
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>Lightbox</title>
<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="css/styling.css">
</head>
<body>
<h1 id="heading">Welcome to the Gallery !!</h1>
<p id="description">
Have a Sneak Peak at Mackinac Island, Michigan.
</p>
<div id="gallery">
<a href="images/p1.jpg"><img src="images/p1.jpg" alt="p1" ></a>
<a href="images/p2.jpg"><img src="images/p2.jpg" alt="p2"></a>
<a href="images/p3.jpg"><img src="images/p3.jpg" alt="p3"></a>
<a href="images/p4.jpg"><img src="images/p4.jpg" alt="p4"></a>
<a href="images/p5.jpg"><img src="images/p5.jpg" alt="p5"></a>
<a href="images/p6.jpg"><img src="images/p6.jpg" alt="p6"></a>
<a href="images/p7.jpg"><img src="images/p7.jpg" alt="p7"></a>
<a href="images/p8.jpg"><img src="images/p8.jpg" alt="p8"></a>
</div>
<script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/2.1.4/jquery.min.js"></script>
<script src="js/app.js" type="text/javascript" ></script>
</body>
</html>
------------ app.js------------
$("#galllery a").click(function(event){
event.preventDefault();
var $href = $(this).attr("href");
//console.log(href);
});
2 Answers
Dan Oswalt
23,438 PointsI haven't tested your code, but I do notice that you misspelled gallery in your javascript file as galllery. That may the hangup.
Purvi Agrawal
7,960 PointsPerfect.. !! Thank U for noticing this. I wud have gone through the code 10 times but could not locate it. Its working as it should !
Dan Oswalt
23,438 PointsGreat! Sometimes it just needs a second pair of eyes
Rich Donnellan
Treehouse Moderator 27,696 PointsRich Donnellan
Treehouse Moderator 27,696 PointsI fixed your code formatting. Use the Markdown Cheatsheet for proper syntax instructions.