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Jesus Marco del Carmen
10,393 PointsDuring the changing of color sliders.
why was the function changeColor in the .change(); not included as .change(changeColor());
using parentheses to call the function?
2 Answers
Steven Parker
227,114 PointsThis is a bit of a guess, but if you are talking about the .change() JQuery function, it specifically takes a function's name as the argument. This function will be called later, when the change event happens. If you invoked it now, it would only pass the return value to the handler, which would mean nothing would happen (other than an error) at the time of the event.
Jesus Marco del Carmen
10,393 PointsIt's the video from the jQuery basics. Creating a drawing application. Perform: Part 3.
So the function is only called when a change in the color value changes?
Steven Parker
227,114 PointsSteven Parker
227,114 PointsCould you provide a link to the video, quiz, or challenge that you are referring to?