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Jonathan James
6,998 PointsCreating a spoiler revealer -> Perform: part 1.. Whats wrong with my code?
/*
WHY DOES'NT THE BUTTON APPEAR?
*/
//1. Hide Spoiler
$(".spoiler").hide();
//2. Add button
$(".spoiler").append("<button>Reveal Spoiler!</button>");
3 Answers
Jason Anders
Treehouse Moderator 145,860 PointsIn the code above you were hiding the entire .spoiler but also putting the button there. You should have only been hiding the <span> in the .spoiler.
$(".spoiler span").hide();
This way the button in .spoiler is still visible, but the "Spoiler" in the <span> is hidden.
Sean T. Unwin
28,690 Points`$('spoiler') is still hidden.
Try adding .show() to the end of the append() line.
$(".spoiler").append("<button>Reveal Spoiler!</button>").show();
Jonathan James
6,998 PointsWeird because my code is exactly like his in the video , he is not using .show() yet the button shows in the video! I am quite confused here.
Jonathan James
6,998 PointsI started a brand new workspace and rewrote my code and now it works!!! There must have been a semicolon I was missing somewhere or something.. who knows..? =)