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JavaScript jQuery Basics (2014) Creating a Simple Lightbox Adding New Attribute Values with attr()

Farnoosh Johnson
Farnoosh Johnson
7,887 Points
Posted by Farnoosh Johnson
Farnoosh Johnson
7,887 Points

attr

what's wrong with my code? thanks for your help

js/app.js 
$(external).attr("target", "_blank");
index.html 
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
  <link rel="stylesheet" href="css/style.css" type="text/css" media="screen" title="no title" charset="utf-8">
  <title>Links Page</title>
</head>
<body>
  <h1>Links</h1>
  <ul>
    <li><a href="http://google.com" class="external">Google</a></li>
    <li><a href="http://yahoo.com" class="external">Yahoo</a></li>
  </ul>
  <script src="//code.jquery.com/jquery-1.11.0.min.js" type="text/javascript" charset="utf-8"></script>
  <script src="js/app.js" type="text/javascript" charset="utf-8"></script>
</body>
</html>

1 Answer

Julian Gutierrez
Julian Gutierrez
19,201 Points
Julian Gutierrez
Julian Gutierrez
19,201 Points

You are very close. Since you are targeting an element with the class external you will need to use the dot/period character before the name, similar to how you would select and element in css. Also don't forget your quotes.

$(".external").attr("target", "_blank");