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

mohammed mayat
mohammed mayat
4,228 Points

uncaught syntax error

i am getting uncaught syntac error on line 6

// promlem when user click on image the image goes to dead end and they have go back

// create an overlay with the large image in lightbox

//1. user click on a link which surround the image, we want to capture a link to an image line 6 = $("#imageGallery a").click(function)(event){ event.preventDefault(); var href = $(this).attr("href"); console.log() //1.1 show the overly //1.2 show the overlay with the image linked in the link //1.3 get child alt attribute and get caption }); //2 add overlay //2.1 add image //2.2 add caption

//3 when overlay is clicked //3.1 hide the overlay

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,275 Points

There seems to be a stray closing parenthesis right after the word "function" in this part: "function)(event){"