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JavaScript jQuery Basics Working with jQuery Collections The .each() method

Billy Chui
Billy Chui
6,852 Points
Posted by Billy Chui
Billy Chui
6,852 Points

.each() challenge task help

dont really understand this error message:

Unexpected AST node type passed to processCallExpression method: Literal

index.html 
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
    <title>Document</title>
    <link rel="stylesheet" href="style.css">
</head>
<body>
    <h2>My Favorite Things</h2>

    <ul class="favorite-things">
        <li>Kittens</li>
        <li>Rainbows</li>
        <li>Unicorns</li>
        <li>Sprinkles</li>
    </ul>

    <script
    src="jquery-3.2.1.min.js"></script>
    <script src="app.js"></script>
</body>
</html>
app.js 
$('.favorite-things li').each(function() {
  const addCheckBox = '<input type="checkbox">';
  $(this).prepend(addCheckBox);
});

2 Answers

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

The challenge isn't expecting you to create a variable, try passing the string directly to the "prepend" as the argument.

Also, check the string contents, it looks like it's missing a slash character. I like to cut-and-paste things like that from the instructions to avoid typos.

Billy Chui
Billy Chui
6,852 Points
Billy Chui
Billy Chui
6,852 Points

thanks again Steven.