foreach loop and jQuery - php

Question

I have a PHP and a jQuery script that I use to display a few images. A large image on the left side and 4 thumbnails on the right side. Each time the user clicks an image-thumbnail it will show up on the large image placeholder on the left side.
This is the PHP code I'm using to display the large image and thumbnails:
<div class="pic"><img title="<?php echo $current->alttext ?>" alt="<?php echo $current->alttext ?>" src="<?php echo $current->imageURL; ?>" />
</div>
<ul class="ngg-gallery-list-ir">
<!-- Thumbnail list -->
<?php foreach ( $images as $image ) : ?>
<?php if ( $image->hidden ) continue; ?>
<li id="ngg-image-<?php echo $image->pid ?>" class="ngg-thumbnail-list <?php if ($image->pid == $current->pid) echo 'selected' ?>" >
<a href="<?php echo $image->imageURL ?>" title="<?php echo $image->description ?>" >
<img title="<?php echo $image->alttext ?>" alt="<?php echo $image->alttext ?>" src="<?php echo $image->thumbnailURL ?>" <?php echo $image->size ?> />
</a>
</li>
<?php endforeach; ?>
This is the jQuery I'm using to update the large image when an user clicks on any thumbnail-image:
jQuery(document).ready(function($){
// handle the click of thumbnail images
// redirect it to change the main image
$(".ngg-thumbnail-list a").click(function(){
var src = $(this).attr("href");
$(".ngg-galleryoverview-ir .pic img").attr("src", src);
return false;
});
// preload the large images
function preload(arrayOfImages) {
$(arrayOfImages).each(function(){
$('<img/>')[0].src = this;
});
}
// populate the list of images to load
preload(images);
});
Everything works fine in this setup but I also need to display below the main large-image its title and description. This is the code I'm using:
<div class="container-title-description">
<div class="title"><?php echo $current->alttext ?></div>
<div class="descripton"><?php echo $current->caption ?></div>
</div>
The problem is this: if I add this code inside the foreach loop I get the title and description below each thumbnail-image. If I add this code outside the foreach loop when the main image changes the title and description will stay the same. How can I solve this?
You can view how this setup looks like on this website.

Answer 1

You already add the title and description as hidden title attributes inside the anchor element, so just extract them and update the HTML on demand:
$(".ngg-thumbnail-list a").click(function(){
var src = $(this).attr("href"),
desc = $(this).attr('title'),
title = $(this).find('img').attr('title');
$(".ngg-galleryoverview-ir .pic img").attr("src", src);
$('.container-title-description .title').text(title);
$('.container-title-description .description').text(desc);
return false;
});
Initial HTML (outside your foreach loop):
<div class="container-title-description">
<p class="title"></p>
<p class="description"></p>
</div>