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JavaScript Introduction to jQuery Hello, jQuery! The jQuery Object

Loftur Einarsson
Loftur Einarsson
3,591 Points
Posted by Loftur Einarsson
Loftur Einarsson
3,591 Points

Doesn't fade out

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
  <head>
  </head>
  <body>
    <ul>
      <li>Thing 1</li>
      <li>Thing 2</li>
      <li>Thing 3</li>
    </ul>
    <script
  src="https://code.jquery.com/jquery-3.2.0.js"
  integrity="sha256-wPFJNIFlVY49B+CuAIrDr932XSb6Jk3J1M22M3E2ylQ="
  crossorigin="anonymous">
</script>
    <script src="app.js"></script>
  </body>
</html>

$('li').on('click', function() {
 $(this).text("Clicked!").delay(800).fadeout(400);
});
Loftur Einarsson
Loftur Einarsson
3,591 Points
Loftur Einarsson
Loftur Einarsson
3,591 Points

console:

app.js:2 Uncaught TypeError: $(...).text(...).delay(...).fadeout is not a function
    at HTMLLIElement.<anonymous> (app.js:2)
    at HTMLLIElement.dispatch (jquery-3.2.0.js:5206)
    at HTMLLIElement.elemData.handle (jquery-3.2.0.js:5014)

2 Answers

Andreas Nyström
Andreas Nyström
8,887 Points
Andreas Nyström
Andreas Nyström
8,887 Points

The function is called fadeOut with a big "O". 

$(this).text("Clicked!").delay(800).fadeout(400);

should be:

 $(this).text("Clicked!").delay(800).fadeOut(400);
Andreas Nyström
Andreas Nyström
8,887 Points
Andreas Nyström
Andreas Nyström
8,887 Points

Anytime, if it helped please select the solution as best answer. :-)