I want to change the max number of slides on the bxslider for when my screen is below 430px.
I could use the below but this seems like overkill having to declare everything twice. Is there any other way that someone could think of?
if ( $(window).width() < 430) {
var myslider = $('#my-slider').bxSlider({
...
maxSlides : 1,
});
}
else {
var myslider = $('#my-slider').bxSlider({
...
maxSlides : 4,
});
}
You can make things less repetitive by setting a maxSlides variable, rather than repeating your slider code.
var maxSlides,
width = $(window).width();
if (width < 430) {
maxSlides = 1;
} else {
maxSlides = 4;
}
var myslider = $('#my-slider').bxSlider({
...
maxSlides: maxSlides,
});
You could make it even simpler with a ternary operator, though trying to get too concise is not necessarily a benefit.
var width = $(window).width();
var myslider = $('#my-slider').bxSlider({
...
maxSlides: (width < 430) ? 1 : 4,
});
Here is a responsive solution that will dynamically adjust the settings as you resize the window:
var slider,
oBxSettings = { /* Your bxSlider settings */ };
function init() {
// Set maxSlides depending on window width
oBxSettings.maxSlides = window.outerWidth < 430 ? 1 : 4;
}
$(document).ready(function() {
init();
// Initial bxSlider setup
slider = $('#my-slider').bxSlider(oBxSettings);
});
$(window).resize(function() {
// Update bxSlider when window crosses 430px breakpoint
if ((window.outerWidth<430 && window.prevWidth>=430)
|| (window.outerWidth>=430 && window.prevWidth<430)) {
init();
slider.reloadSlider(oBxSettings);
}
window.prevWidth = window.outerWidth;
});
I use it like this with jquery:
var windowWidth = $(window).width();
var obxSettings = {...};
slider.bxSlider(obxSettings);
$(window).resize(function() {
windowWidth = $(window).width();
if(windowWidth < 768) {
obxSettings.minSlides = 2;
slider.reloadSlider();
}
else {
obxSettings.minSlides = 3;
slider.reloadSlider();
}
});