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JavaScript

Posted by Ryan Swapp
Ryan Swapp
9,743 Points

Code Challenge: Using jQuery to Manipulate Elements and Add Behavior 3/3

I have no idea what this is asking me to do. Add click listener??

3 Answers

Andrew Chalkley
STAFF
Andrew Chalkley
Treehouse Guest Teacher
Andrew Chalkley
Andrew Chalkley
Treehouse Guest Teacher

A listener listens for a specific event. So in this case it's asking you to add the jQuery method that listens for the click event.

Here's the jQuery documentation page on Mouse Events.

Renan Freitas
Renan Freitas
4,142 Points
Renan Freitas
Renan Freitas
4,142 Points

I was stuck on this for a while, only to realize that the problem was with the syntax. also this whole "listener" thing threw me off, just forget about it and do what you can lear in the video. To solve it, i used "click()" method on the link selector. The argument (AKA handler) of the click() method was an (bloody) "anonymous function" with "no code" in it.

ps: sry if i get the names wrong (method, argument etc)

A. J.
A. J.
11,266 Points
A. J.
A. J.
11,266 Points

Ryan Swapp I hope you solved it. Otherwise, together with Andrew's and Renan's advice above I can recommend you rewatch the last video before this code challenge. I found it gave me a good idea about the correct syntax to use (the example towards the very end of it) :)