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Asked: 2026-05-13T15:05:25+00:00

I am trying to change my inner div’s width dynamically on the click that

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I am trying to change my “inner” div’s width dynamically on the click that the images are changed (which works) with a similar script. I cannot get the script to work, any help fixing it, or changing it would be appreciated. I am a noob in javascript so please be nice 😉

<script type="text/javascript">
     function setBase(baseval) {
    var images = document.getElementById("mylist").getElementsByTagName("img");
    for (var i = 0; i < images.length; i++) {
    images[i].src = baseval + ((i<9)?0+i:i) + ".jpg"; 
     }
    }
</script>
<script type="text/javascript">
     function setStyle(baseval) {
    var style = document.getElementById("inner").getElementsByTagName("div");
    for (var i = 0; i < images.length; i++) {
    style[i].style = baseval + "px"; 
     }
    }
</script>
</head>
<body>


<div id="mylist" style="  height: 481px; width: 700px; overflow-x: auto;  ">
<div id="inner" style="width: 7300px ">

        <img src="carousel_img/1/1.jpg" height="450" />
        <img src="carousel_img/1/2.jpg" height="450" />
        <img src="carousel_img/1/3.jpg" height="450" />
        <img src="carousel_img/1/4.jpg" height="450" />
        <img src="carousel_img/1/5.jpg" height="450" />
        <img src="carousel_img/1/6.jpg" height="450" />
        <img src="carousel_img/1/7.jpg" height="450" />
        <img src="carousel_img/1/8.jpg" height="450" />
        <img src="carousel_img/1/9.jpg" height="450" />
    <img src="carousel_img/1/10.jpg" height="450" />
        <img src="carousel_img/1/0.jpg" height="450" />
        <img src="carousel_img/1/11.jpg" height="450" />

</div>
</div>
<p>
<a href="#" onclick="setBase('carousel_img/1/'); setStyle('7300'); return false;">Set A</a>
<a href="#" onclick="setBase('carousel_img/3/'); setStyle('6300'); return false;">Set B</a>
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  1. Editorial Team

    Don’t do it the hard way. Get rid of the fixed width of the inner div (which is the cause of all that unnecessary JavaScript problems) and just solve it with help of a good shot of CSS. Even more, the inner div is technically superfluous. Here’s an SSCCE, just copy’n’paste’n’run it:

    <!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
    <head>
        <title>SO question 2172338</title>
        <style>
            #carousel {
                width: 150px;
                height: 100px;
                overflow-x: scroll;
                overflow-y: hidden;
                white-space: nowrap;
            }
        </style>
    </head>
    <body>
        <div id="carousel">
            <img src="http://sstatic.net/so/img/logo.png" width="250" height="61">
            <img src="http://sstatic.net/so/img/logo.png" width="250" height="61">
            <img src="http://sstatic.net/so/img/logo.png" width="250" height="61">
        </div>
    </body>
</html>
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