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JavaScript jQuery Basics Introducing jQuery Using text() and html()

Boby Vilayvong
Boby Vilayvong
13,039 Points
Posted by Boby Vilayvong
Boby Vilayvong
13,039 Points

Communication issue when clicking "check work" on challenge Task 3 of 3?

I will try to refresh the browser, if not I will try to logout and and login again and see if that helps. Help please?

index.html 
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
    <title>Document</title>
</head>
<body>
    <h1 class="profile-header"></h1>
    <p class="profile-text"></p>

    <script
    src="jquery-3.2.1.min.js"></script>
    <script src="app.js"></script>
</body>
</html>
app.js 
$('.profile-text').text("I am a web developer");
$('.profile-header').html("Student<span> Profile</span>");

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,269 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,269 Points

The instructions say, ...set its contents to "Student <span>Profile</span>".

If you look closely, you can see that the space comes before the span instead of inside it.

Boby Vilayvong
Boby Vilayvong
13,039 Points
Boby Vilayvong
Boby Vilayvong
13,039 Points

Thanks Steven, it is working now.