openLightbox( )

Opens a lightbox and optionally passes it the given data.

The openLightbox() method opens a lightbox and allows you to pass data to it. Lightboxes that are opened automatically on page load, or via a link from a page element don't receive passed data.

To ensure data can be passed:

1. Call this method to open a lightbox programmatically. For example, add a button with an onClick event handler that calls openLightbox().
2. Set Automatically display lightbox on pages to No in the lightbox's settings under Set Triggers.

If you pass data to a lightbox, call the getContext() method in the lightbox's code to access the received data.