Welcome to the Treehouse Community

Want to collaborate on code errors? Have bugs you need feedback on? Looking for an extra set of eyes on your latest project? Get support with fellow developers, designers, and programmers of all backgrounds and skill levels here with the Treehouse Community! While you're at it, check out some resources Treehouse students have shared here.

Looking to learn something new?

Treehouse offers a seven day free trial for new students. Get access to thousands of hours of content and join thousands of Treehouse students and alumni in the community today.

Start your free trial

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

Dongyun Cho
Dongyun Cho
2,256 Points
Posted by Dongyun Cho
Dongyun Cho
2,256 Points

what was flashed up at around 5:00?

at 5:00 , the teacher said, "Something did flash up very quickly, so what we need to" but I didn't catch it at all. Isn't href from the picturesupposed to be logged on the console?

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
230,688 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
230,688 Points

Yes, the href was logged, that's what "flashed".

But then the normal link function caused the browser to go to a new page. That's why the next thing shown in the video is what to put in your program to stop the normal link function from happening.