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JavaScript jQuery Basics (2014) Creating a Simple Lightbox Perform: Part 3

Posted by Ijac Mihai
Ijac Mihai
6,976 Points

Why is my code not working?

var $overlay = $('<div id="overlay"></div>'); var image = $("<img>");

$overlay.append($image);

$("body").append($overlay);

$("#imageGalery a").click(function(event){ event.preventDefault(); var imageLocation = $(this).attr("href"); $image.attr("src". imageLocation);

$overlay.show;

});

2 Answers

valeriabrigatti
valeriabrigatti
20,820 Points
valeriabrigatti
valeriabrigatti
20,820 Points

Could you articulate better what you mean by "It's not working", please?

Ijac Mihai
Ijac Mihai
6,976 Points

when i click on the immage it just redirects me to the immage, it is not showing a window with the immage

Dan Barness
Dan Barness
5,346 Points
Dan Barness
Dan Barness
5,346 Points

It could just be a typo with the div's id name. On this line: $("#imageGalery a").click(function(event){ event.preventDefault(); var imageLocation = $(this).attr("href"); $image.attr("src". imageLocation); the id name is missing the 2nd "l" on "imageGallery".