"Within the anonymous function write the code to remove the element that’s clicked from the document." javascript $('#message').hide().show('slow'); $('.removable').click( function() { this.remove() } ); This doesn't validate and I get "Bummer! null". What am I missing?

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Posted February 13, 2014 7:35pm by

Challenge 5

"Within the anonymous function write the code to remove the element that’s clicked from the document."

  $('#message').hide().show('slow');
  $('.removable').click( function() { this.remove() } );

This doesn't validate and I get "Bummer! null". What am I missing?

2 Answers

February 13, 2014 10:42pm

When selecting an element in JQuery you use $(element) syntax, that includes when selecting this.

February 13, 2014 10:49pm

Indeed, that did the trick.

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