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<!DOCTYPE html> <html lang="en"> <head> <meta charset="utf-8"> <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"> <title>Get Bootstrap Carousel Instance Using jQuery</title> <link href="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/bootstrap@5.0.2/dist/css/bootstrap.min.css" rel="stylesheet"> <script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/bootstrap@5.0.2/dist/js/bootstrap.bundle.min.js"></script> <style> /* Custom style to prevent carousel from being distorted if for some reason image doesn't load */ .carousel-item{ min-height: 280px; } </style> <script> $(document).ready(function(){ $("#myBtn").click(function(){ var myCarousel = bootstrap.Carousel.getOrCreateInstance($("#myCarousel")[0]); console.log(myCarousel); }); }); </script> </head> <body> <div class="container-lg my-3"> <div id="myCarousel" class="carousel slide" data-bs-ride="carousel"> <!-- Carousel indicators --> <ol class="carousel-indicators"> <li data-bs-target="#myCarousel" data-bs-slide-to="0" class="active"></li> <li data-bs-target="#myCarousel" data-bs-slide-to="1"></li> <li data-bs-target="#myCarousel" data-bs-slide-to="2"></li> </ol> <!-- Wrapper for carousel items --> <div class="carousel-inner"> <div class="carousel-item active"> <img src="/examples/images/slide1.png" class="d-block w-100" alt="Slide 1"> </div> <div class="carousel-item"> <img src="/examples/images/slide2.png" class="d-block w-100" alt="Slide 2"> </div> <div class="carousel-item"> <img src="/examples/images/slide3.png" class="d-block w-100" alt="Slide 3"> </div> </div> <!-- Carousel controls --> <a class="carousel-control-prev" href="#myCarousel" data-bs-slide="prev"> <span class="carousel-control-prev-icon"></span> </a> <a class="carousel-control-next" href="#myCarousel" data-bs-slide="next"> <span class="carousel-control-next-icon"></span> </a> </div> <div class="text-center mt-4"> <p><button type="button" class="btn btn-primary btn-lg" id="myBtn">Get or Create Carousel Instance</button></p> <p>Press the "Get or Create Carousel Instance" button to create carousel instance or get the carousel instance associated with a DOM element.</p> <p>Press Ctrl+Shift+J (Windows / Linux) or Cmd+Opt+J (Mac) to open the browser console panel.</p> </div> </div> </body> </html>