Open fancybox from function

Question

I am trying to open a fancybox from a function I have - in short my HTML code looks like this;

<a href="#modalMine" onclick="myfunction(this); return false;">
  click
</a>

and a part of my function looks like this;

function myfunction(me) {
    $(me).fancybox({
        'autoScale': true,
        'transitionIn': 'elastic',
        'transitionOut': 'elastic',
        'speedIn': 500,
        'speedOut': 300,
        'autoDimensions': true,
        'centerOnScroll': true,
    });
}

The above works in IE but not in FireFox or Chrome - any idea how I can fix this? I know that one why is to trigger another link, but I hope another solution is possible.

Answer 1

If you'd like to simply open a fancybox when a javascript function is called. Perhaps in your code flow and not as a result of a click. Here's how you do it:

function openFancybox() {
  $.fancybox({
     'autoScale': true,
     'transitionIn': 'elastic',
     'transitionOut': 'elastic',
     'speedIn': 500,
     'speedOut': 300,
     'autoDimensions': true,
     'centerOnScroll': true,
     'href' : '#contentdiv'
  });
}

This creates the box using "contentdiv" and opens it.

Answer 2

Since you're using jQuery, stop binding event handlers in your HTML, and start writing unobtrusive JavaScript.

$(document).ready(function ()
{
    function myfunction(me)
    {
        $(me).fancybox({
            'autoScale': true,
            'transitionIn': 'elastic',
            'transitionOut': 'elastic',
            'speedIn': 500,
            'speedOut': 300,
            'autoDimensions': true,
            'centerOnScroll': true // remove the trailing comma!!
        }).click();
        // fire the click event after initializing fancybox on this element
        // this should open the fancybox
    }

    // use .one() so that the handler is executed at most once per element
    $('a[href=#modalMine]').one('click', function ()
    {
        myfunction(this);
        return false;
    });
});

However, I don't particularly see a reason for setting up the fancybox on click. You could just do this instead:

$(document).ready(function ()
{
    function myfunction()
    {
        // note the use of "this" rather than a function argument
        $(this).fancybox({
            'autoScale': true,
            'transitionIn': 'elastic',
            'transitionOut': 'elastic',
            'speedIn': 500,
            'speedOut': 300,
            'autoDimensions': true,
            'centerOnScroll': true
        });
    }

    $('a[href=#modalMine]').each(myfunction);
});

Basic demo (no images) →

Answer 3

What you need is:

$.fancybox.open({ .... });

See the "API methods" section at the bottom of here:

http://fancyapps.com/fancybox/

Answer 4

You don't have to add you own click event handler at all. Just initialize the element with fancybox:

$(function() {
    $('a[href="#modalMine"]').fancybox({
        'autoScale': true,
        'transitionIn': 'elastic',
        'transitionOut': 'elastic',
        'speedIn': 500,
        'speedOut': 300,
        'autoDimensions': true,
        'centerOnScroll': true  // as MattBall already said, remove the comma
    });
});

Done. Fancybox already binds a click handler that opens the box. Have a look at the HowTo section.

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Later if you want to open the box programmatically, raise the click event on that element:

$('a[href="#modalMine"]').click();