Passing an Array of Strings through an Onclick

[evilm]

Good Morning,
I have attempted to search for help with this but I'm lost at the moment.

First, a little background. I am creating a javascript thumbnail gallery which swaps a placeholder image with the one tied to the thumbnail. Due to my inexperience, I simply used the built-in image swap generator in Dreamweaver, so I have a very limited understanding Javascript.

Also, I need to show a description. Rather than make the text as an image I wanted to have plain text. This is also because the strings have HTML links in them.

I have made an array of the various strings, however I don't know where to start as far as passing the strings through the onclick event.

Also, if there is another way to do this which would be more efficient I am very open to suggestions.

 

[BabyJeffy]

I suggest you look around and find a gallery solution that someone else has already created. I think you are biting off more than you can chew (if, as you say, you have a very limited understanding of javascript).

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[evilm]

You were absolutely right, I definitely had bit off more than I could chew, and my initial pursuit of a solution was headed in the wrong direction.

However, in the spirit of helping others I wanted to post my solution.

Dreamweaver has built-in javascript functions for image swapping, navigation bars, etc. While these are certainly not the greatest examples of programming, they work in a pinch when you're looking for a quick and dirty solution. Especially for the javascript-challenged like myself.

By positioning my caption div absolutely to its container div I was able to get Dreamweaver to recognize it as a "layer" thus allowing me to use the "set text" script built into Dreamweaver. From there it was simply a matter of using the CSS to style the content as it is flowed in by the pre-generated javascript.

Best regards,

Mike