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JavaScript

Posted by Joshua Bowden
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Joshua Bowden
Full Stack JavaScript Techdegree Graduate 29,312 Points

Adding a class if my variable is false!

Currently, I have my variable isValid - true; but when I trigger a false response that I have proven and I use the code if(isValid = false); { .addClass("false") doesn't apply.

Andrew Young
Andrew Young
Courses Plus Student 639 Points

Hi Josh would you be likely to add your code or create a workspace and take a snapshot so we know what's your code and what you want to achieve and what part of code is causing your issue thanks :)

1 Answer

Nick Trabue
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Nick Trabue
Courses Plus Student 12,666 Points
Nick Trabue
Nick Trabue
Courses Plus Student 12,666 Points

Based on what you're describing your code looks like this?

if(isValid = false); { .addClass("false")

A couple of things wrong with this. You don't want a semicolon after the if condition. You can also short-hand this a little bit. 

if(!isValid){

}

The second thing you need to do is specify the element that you're adding a class to.

if(!isValid){
    element.addClass("false")
}