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POWhy is Bootstraps "Modal" Plugin callback not firing?
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  1. POWhy is Bootstraps "Modal" Plugin callback not firing?
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    copied!<p>I'm having a problem understanding Bootstraps Modal <strong>Callbacks</strong>.</p> <p>The "<em>.on('show',function(){})</em>" portion of the following code is not firing. Not sure why. Please advise. Also, any/all code optimization tips welcome.</p> <p><strong>The HTML</strong></p> <pre><code>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a class="bsModal" href="#" title="Bootstrap Modal"&gt;testing modal&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; </code></pre> <p><strong>The jQuery</strong></p> <pre><code> // Dynamically calling Bootstrap Modal $('.bsModal').click(function(){ var bsModalWindow = '&lt;div class="modal" id="myModal"&gt;'; bsModalWindow += '&lt;div class="modal-header"&gt;'; bsModalWindow += '&lt;button type="button" class="close" data-dismiss="modal"&gt;×&lt;/button&gt;'; bsModalWindow += '&lt;h3&gt;Modal header&lt;/h3&gt;'; bsModalWindow += '&lt;/div&gt;'; bsModalWindow += '&lt;div class="modal-body"&gt;'; bsModalWindow += '&lt;p&gt;This is an example of the Bootstrap jQuery Plugin: Modal.&lt;/p&gt;'; bsModalWindow += '&lt;/div&gt;'; bsModalWindow += '&lt;div class="modal-footer"&gt;'; bsModalWindow += '&lt;a href="#" class="btn" data-dismiss="modal"&gt;Close&lt;/a&gt;'; bsModalWindow += '&lt;a href="#" class="btn btn-primary"&gt;Save changes&lt;/a&gt;'; bsModalWindow += '&lt;/div&gt;'; bsModalWindow += '&lt;/div&gt;'; $(bsModalWindow).modal() .on('show', function() { console.log('Modal will be shown'); }) .on('shown', function() { console.log('Modal was shown'); }) .on('hide', function() { console.log('Modal will be hidden'); }) .on('hidden', function() { console.log('Modal is hidden'); }) .show({ backdrop: true, keyboard:true }); }); </code></pre>
 

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