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Johnny BeGood
1,710 PointsButtons Don't Change Color
When I click play or next, my font just minimizes, the background color to my list item doesn't change.
//PLAYLIST.JS
function Playlist() {
this.songs = [];
this.nowPlayingIndex = 0;
}
Playlist.prototype.add = function(song) {
this.songs.push(song);
};
Playlist.prototype.play = function() {
var currentSong = this.songs[this.nowPlayingIndex];
currentSong.play();
};
Playlist.prototype.stop = function(){
var currentSong = this.songs[this.nowPlayingIndex];
currentSong.stop();
};
Playlist.prototype.next = function() {
this.stop();
this.nowPlayingIndex++;
if(this.nowPlayingIndex === this.songs.length) {
this.nowPlayingIndex = 0;
}
this.play();
};
Playlist.prototype.renderInElement = function(list) {
list.innerHTML = "";
for (var i = 0; i < this.songs.length; i++) {
list.innerHTML += this.songs[i].toHTML();
}
};
//SONG.JS
function Song(title, artist, duration) {
this.title = title;
this.artist = artist;
this.duration = duration;
this.isPlaying = false;
}
Song.prototype.play = function() {
this.isPlaying = true;
};
Song.prototype.stop = function() {
this.isPlaying = false;
};
Song.prototype.toHTML = function() {
var htmlString = '<li';
if(this.isPlaying === true) {
htmlString += 'class="current"';
}
htmlString += '>';
htmlString += this.title;
htmlString += ' - ';
htmlString += this.artist;
htmlString += '<span class="duration">';
htmlString += this.duration;
htmlString += '</span></li>';
return htmlString;
};
//APP.JS
var playlist = new Playlist();
var hereComesTheSun = new Song("Here Comes the Sun", "The Beatles", "2:54");
var walkingOnSunshine = new Song("Walking on Sunshine", "Katrina and the Waves", "3:43");
playlist.add(hereComesTheSun);
playlist.add(walkingOnSunshine);
var playlistElement = document.getElementById("playlist");
playlist.renderInElement(playlistElement);
var playButton = document.getElementById("play");
playButton.onclick = function () {
playlist.play();
playlist.renderInElement(playlistElement);
}
var nextButton = document.getElementById("next");
nextButton.onclick = function () {
playlist.next();
playlist.renderInElement(playlistElement);
}
var stopButton = document.getElementById("stop");
stopButton.onclick = function () {
playlist.stop();
playlist.renderInElement(playlistElement);
}
1 Answer
Sean Henderson
15,413 PointsFound the problem. There's no space between the li and class attribut in htmlString, so the class doesn't compute.
var htmlString = '<li';
if(this.isPlaying === true) {
htmlString += 'class="current"';
}
htmlString += '>';
Changing to this fixed it for me:
var htmlString = '<li';
if(this.isPlaying === true) {
htmlString += ' class="current"';
}
htmlString += '>';
I was able to figure this out quickly by inspecting the element in Chrome Dev Tools:

Johnny BeGood
1,710 PointsJohnny BeGood
1,710 PointsYeah thanks. You jus taught me another way to use the dev tools.