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JavaScript AJAX Basics (retiring) AJAX and APIs Displaying the Photos

Photos not displaying, just blank links

My photos won't display, I have a lot of empty links where the pictures should be. Here is a copy of my js code:

$(document).ready(function(){ $('button').click(function() { $("button").removeClass("selected"); $(this).addClass("selected"); var flickerAPI = "http://api.flickr.com/services/feeds/photos_public.gne?jsoncallback=?"; var animal = $(this).text(); var flickrOptions = { tags: animal, format: "json"
}; function displayPhotos(data) { var photoHTML = '<ul>'; $.each(data.items, function(i, photo) { photoHTML += '<li class = "grid-25 tablet-grid-50">'; photoHTML += '<a href = "' + photo.link + '" class ="image">'; photoHTML += '<img src ="' + photo.media.n + '"></a></li>'; }); photoHTML += '</ul>'; $('#photos').html(photoHTML); }
$.getJSON(flickerAPI, flickrOptions, displayPhotos); }); }); //end ready

2 Answers

The $.getJSON(1, 2, displayPhotos) function is inside function displayPhotos(). You should call it outside the function.

$(document).ready(function(){ 
  $('button').click(function() { 
    $("button").removeClass("selected"); 
    $(this).addClass("selected"); 
    var flickerAPI = "http://api.flickr.com/services/feeds/photos_public.gne?jsoncallback=?";
    var animal = $(this).text(); 
    var flickrOptions = { tags: animal, format: "json"
}; 
function displayPhotos(data) { 
  var photoHTML = '<ul>'; 
  $.each(data.items, function(i, photo) { 
    photoHTML += '<li class = "grid-25 tablet-grid-50">';
    photoHTML += '<a href = "' + photo.link + '" class ="image">'; 
    photoHTML += '<img src ="' + photo.media.n + '"></a></li>'; }); 
    photoHTML += '</ul>'; $('#photos').html(photoHTML); }
 $.getJSON(flickerAPI, flickrOptions, displayPhotos); 
 });
}); //end ready

I made your code a little more readable in the forums incase anyone wants to help