Chocolat
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Options

How to use options

Options is a javascript object passed as the second arguments of Chocolat.
Chocolat(document.querySelectorAll('.chocolat-image'), {
// options here
})
For example :
Chocolat(document.querySelectorAll('.chocolat-image'), {
container: document.querySelector('#my-container'),
loop: true,
imageSize: 'cover',
// ...
})

Options list

container

default : window type : HTMLElement
Sets whether lightbox will open and fill the whole page (default), or whether it should open in a particular block of the page. For example if we want to display the lightbox in the block #my-container:
{
container: document.querySelector('#my-container')
}

imageSize

default : 'scale-down' type : String possible values : 'scale-down', 'contain', 'native', or 'cover'
For a more detailed explanations see the Images sizes page :
  • 'scale-down' : if the image is bigger than the window it's resized to fit.
    If the image is smaller than the window it's not streched, just displayed at native dimensions.
  • 'contain' : if the image is bigger than the window it's resized to fit. If the image is smaller than the window it's streched, to fit the window.
  • 'cover' : the image cover the window, no white spaces are displayed.
  • 'native' : the image is never streched nor shrinked, always displayed at native dimensions.
{
imageSize: 'cover'
}

linkImages

default : true type : Boolean
Sets whether we can switch from one image to another, without closing the viewer (true), or if the images can only be openned one by one (false).
{
linkImages: false
}

className

default : undefined type : String
Adds a custom css classes to the parent of the lightbox.
{
className: 'my-first-custom-class my-second-custom-class'
}

loop

default : false type : Boolean
When true: last image + 1 leads to first image. first image - 1 leads to last image.
{
loop: true
}

closeOnBackgroundClick

default : true type : Boolean
Closes Chocolat when the background is clicked.
{
closeOnBackgroundClick: false
}

firstImageIndex

default : 0 type : Number
Index of the image that you want to start the series.
{
firstImageIndex: 2
}

lastImageIndex

default : images.length - 1 type : Number
Index of the image that you want to start the series.
{
lastImageIndex: 2
}

setTitle

default : undefined type : Function
Function returning the title of the image set. You can access the Chocolat instance inside the function unsing this.
{
setTitle: function () { return 'Title of the set' }
}

description

default : title html attribute of the image type : Function
Function returning the description of the image. You can acces s the Chocolat instance inside the function unsing this.
{
description: function () {
const currentImage = this.images[this.settings.currentImageIndex]
return currentImage.title
}
}

pagination

default : function returning position + '/' + last type : Function
Function returning the pagination informations. You can acces s the Chocolat instance inside the function unsing this.
{
pagination: function () {
const last = this.settings.lastImageIndex + 1
const position = this.settings.currentImageIndex + 1
return position + '/' + last
}
}

fullScreen

default : false type : Boolean
Opens Chocolat fullscreen (hides the browser window).
{
fullScreen: true
}

allowZoom

default : true type : Boolean
Disable or enable the zooming feature.
{
allowZoom: false
}

afterInitialize

default : empty function type : Function
Function (hook) called just after chocolat gets initialized.
{
afterInitialize: function () {
// your logic here
}
}

afterMarkup

default : empty function type : Function
Function (hook) called just after markup is created. You can use it to alter the default markup: to move the caption at the top of the image for example.
{
afterMarkup: function () {
this.elems.description.appendTo(this.elems.top)
}
}

afterImageLoad

default : empty function type : Function
Function (hook) called just after an image is loaded.
{
afterImageLoad: function () {
// your logic here
}
}

afterClose

default : empty function type : Function
Function (hook) called just after Chocolat is closed.
{
afterClose: function () {
// your logic here
}
}

zoomedPaddingX

default : function returning 0 type : Function
Function returning the horizontal padding to add around the image when it's zoomed. It takes 2 arguments canvasWidth and imgWidth
{
zoomedPaddingX: function (canvasWidth, imgWidth) {
return canvasWidth / 2
}
}

zoomedPaddingY

default : function returning 0 type : Function
Function returning the vertical padding to add around the image when it's zoomed. It takes 2 arguments canvasHeight and imgHeight
{
zoomedPadding: function (canvasHeight, imgHeight) {
return canvasHeight / 2
}
}
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