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Mark Houston
11,782 PointsWhy doesn't my caption show up?
For some unknown reason my caption won't show up. I can't figure out why. Can anyone help?
2 Answers
Justin Coen
Full Stack JavaScript Techdegree Student 12,829 PointsCould you post the code, the WorkSpace links will deactivate if they're not kept active.
Mark Houston
11,782 PointsHere is the JS code: //problem: User when clicking on image goes to a dead end //solution: Create an overlay with the large image - Lightbox
var $overlay = $('<div id="overlay"></div>'); var $image = $("<img>"); var $caption = $("<p></p>");
//An image to overlay $overlay.append($image);
//Add caption $overlay.append($caption);
//Add Overlay $("body").append($overlay);
//Capture the click event on a link to an image $("#imageGallery a").click(function(event){ event.preventDefault(); var imageLocation = $(this).attr("href"); // Update overlay with the image linked in the link. $image.attr("src", imageLocation);
//Show the overlay. $overlay.show();
//Get child's alt attribute and set caption var captionText = $(this).children("img").attr("alt"); Scaption.text(captionText); });
// When overlay is cicked // Hide the overlay $overlay.click(function(){ $(overlay).hide(); });
Here's the HTML:
<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head> <link rel="stylesheet" href="css/style.css" type="text/css" media="screen" title="no title" charset="utf-8"> <title>Image Gallery</title> </head> <body> <h1>Image Gallery</h1> <ul id="imageGallery"> <li><a href="images/refferal_machine.png"><img src="images/refferal_machine.png" width="100" alt="Refferal Machine By Matthew Spiel"></a></li> <li><a href="images/space-juice.png"><img src="images/space-juice.png" width="100" alt="Space Juice by Mat Helme"></a></li> <li><a href="images/education.png"><img src="images/education.png" width="100" alt="Education by Chris Michel"></a></li> <li><a href="images/copy_mcrepeatsalot.png"><img src="images/copy_mcrepeatsalot.png" width="100" alt="Wanted: Copy McRepeatsalot by Chris Michel"></a></li> <li><a href="images/sebastian.png"><img src="images/sebastian.png" width="100" alt="Sebastian by Mat Helme"></a></li> <li><a href="images/skill-polish.png"><img src="images/skill-polish.png" width="100" alt="Skill Polish by Chris Michel"></a></li> <li><a href="images/chuck.png"><img src="images/chuck.png" width="100" alt="Chuck by Mat Helme"></a></li> <li><a href="images/library.png"><img src="images/library.png" width="100" alt="Library by Tyson Rosage"></a></li> <li><a href="images/boat.png"><img src="images/boat.png" width="100" alt="Boat by Griffin Moore"></a></li> <li><a href="images/illustrator_foundations.png"><img src="images/illustrator_foundations.png" width="100" alt="Illustrator Foundations by Matthew Spiel"></a></li> <li><a href="images/treehouse_shop.jpg"><img src="images/treehouse_shop.jpg" width="100" alt="Treehouse Shop by Eric Smith"></a></li> </ul> <script src="http://code.jquery.com/jquery-1.11.0.min.js" type="text/javascript" charset="utf-8"></script> <script src="js/app.js" type="text/javascript" charset="utf-8"></script> <div id="overlay"></div> </body> </html>
Mark Houston
11,782 PointsMark Houston
11,782 PointsHere's the JS:
var $overlay = $(''); var $image = $(""); var $caption = $("");
//An image to overlay $overlay.append($image);
//Add caption $overlay.append($caption);
//Add Overlay $("body").append($overlay);
//Capture the click event on a link to an image $("#imageGallery a").click(function(event){ event.preventDefault(); var imageLocation = $(this).attr("href"); // Update overlay with the image linked in the link. $image.attr("src", imageLocation);
//Show the overlay. $overlay.show();
//Get child's alt attribute and set caption var captionText = $(this).children("img").attr("alt"); Scaption.text(captionText); });
// When overlay is cicked // Hide the overlay $overlay.click(function(){ $(overlay).hide(); });
Here's the HTML:
<link rel="stylesheet" href="css/style.css" type="text/css" media="screen" title="no title" charset="utf-8"> <title>Image Gallery</title>
<h1>Image Gallery</h1> <ul id="imageGallery"> <li><a href="images/refferal_machine.png"><img src="images/refferal_machine.png" width="100" alt="Refferal Machine By Matthew Spiel"></a></li> <li><a href="images/space-juice.png"><img src="images/space-juice.png" width="100" alt="Space Juice by Mat Helme"></a></li> <li><a href="images/education.png"><img src="images/education.png" width="100" alt="Education by Chris Michel"></a></li> <li><a href="images/copy_mcrepeatsalot.png"><img src="images/copy_mcrepeatsalot.png" width="100" alt="Wanted: Copy McRepeatsalot by Chris Michel"></a></li> <li><a href="images/sebastian.png"><img src="images/sebastian.png" width="100" alt="Sebastian by Mat Helme"></a></li> <li><a href="images/skill-polish.png"><img src="images/skill-polish.png" width="100" alt="Skill Polish by Chris Michel"></a></li> <li><a href="images/chuck.png"><img src="images/chuck.png" width="100" alt="Chuck by Mat Helme"></a></li> <li><a href="images/library.png"><img src="images/library.png" width="100" alt="Library by Tyson Rosage"></a></li> <li><a href="images/boat.png"><img src="images/boat.png" width="100" alt="Boat by Griffin Moore"></a></li> <li><a href="images/illustrator_foundations.png"><img src="images/illustrator_foundations.png" width="100" alt="Illustrator Foundations by Matthew Spiel"></a></li> <li><a href="images/treehouse_shop.jpg"><img src="images/treehouse_shop.jpg" width="100" alt="Treehouse Shop by Eric Smith"></a></li> </ul> <script src="http://code.jquery.com/jquery-1.11.0.min.js" type="text/javascript" charset="utf-8"></script> <script src="js/app.js" type="text/javascript" charset="utf-8"></script> <div id="overlay"></div>