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hasinaakhter
8,540 PointsCould not understand the source code!
I could not understand the source code in this lesson:
var $newPet = $(
'<section class="six columns"><div class="card"><p><strong>Name:</strong> ' + $name +
'</p><p><strong>Species:</strong> ' + $species +
'</p><p><strong>Notes:</strong> ' + $notes +
'</p><span class="close">Ć</span></div></section>'
);
Can anybody have time to explain me line by line the above codes? Thanks in advance.
1 Answer
hasinaakhter
8,540 PointsThanks Owen. I appreciate that.
Owen Campbell
6,702 PointsOwen Campbell
6,702 Pointsvar $newPet-- You've instantiated a new variable called newPet and you're populating it with...
-- This is simply a load of markup that you've got as a STRING. every time you're doing '+ $name +' or '+ $species +' you are simply concatenating whatever is in that variable to the overall string.
After you've instantiate the $newPet variable you can simply append it to the DOM..
NOTE: There is nothing special about starting the variable name with the $, I believe it's just a common coding convention used among coders who want to easily identify when they're doing something with JQuery.
If you need to know anything else then just post back.