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JavaScript jQuery Basics (2014) Creating a Simple Lightbox Perform: Part 2

Asa Gayle
Asa Gayle
6,525 Points
Posted by Asa Gayle
Asa Gayle
6,525 Points

Not sure what the issue is. No jQuery functions affecting DOM

Here's a screenshot of what I have: https://w.trhou.se/rn6bo06x6i. I tried to get it to just display the black overlay with no success and literally went back and copied letter for letter the exact same code I saw in the video yet no results. Other people's code copied into my own seems to work though so there must be a bug I just can't see? Your input is appreciated

2 Answers

Asa Gayle
Asa Gayle
6,525 Points
Asa Gayle
Asa Gayle
6,525 Points

Solved! Turns out I forgot the % on my height CSS so it was giving me a max width div with 0 height. Thanks JavaScript console!

Jeff Jacobson-Swartfager
Jeff Jacobson-Swartfager
15,419 Points
Jeff Jacobson-Swartfager
Jeff Jacobson-Swartfager
15,419 Points

It looks like the issue you're experiencing is just due to a small typo: don't forget your units when delcaring a height with CSS! If the parser sees a rule that doesn't make sense, it just ignores the rule. As a result, you don't have a height for your overlay!

Instead, use this on line 35:

  height:100%; // You need the % symbol here!