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JavaScript Ember.js Controllers Challenge: Controller Properties

ember.js controllers challenge

Add an action to the controller below called hidePuppies. When it is triggered, make it change the puppiesShowing property to false.

not sure where i am going wrong.......

js/app.js
AnimalShelter = Ember.Application.create();

AnimalShelter.Router.map(function() {
  this.resource('puppies');
});

AnimalShelter.IndexRoute = Ember.Route.extend({
  renderTemplate: function() {
    this.render('puppies');
  }
});

AnimalShelter.PuppiesController = Ember.Controller.extend({
  puppiesShowing: true,
  actions: {
     puppiesShowing: function() {
       this.set('puppiesShowing', false); // your code goes here
  }
});
index.html
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
  <title>Animal Shelter</title>
</head>
<body>
  <script src="js/libs/jquery-1.10.2.js"></script>
  <script src="js/libs/handlebars-v1.3.0.js"></script>
  <script src="js/libs/ember-1.8.1.js"></script>
  <script src="js/app.js"></script>

  <script type="text/x-handlebars" id="puppies">
    <div class='container'>
      <h1>Puppies</h1>
      <p>These puppies will love you and snuggle you until your heart melts.</p>
    </div>
  </script>

</body>
</html>

1 Answer

AnimalShelter = Ember.Application.create();

AnimalShelter.Router.map(function() {
  this.resource('puppies');
});

AnimalShelter.IndexRoute = Ember.Route.extend({
  renderTemplate: function() {
    this.render('puppies');
  }
});

AnimalShelter.PuppiesController = Ember.Controller.extend({
  puppiesShowing: true,
  actions: {
      hidePuppies: function() {
      var message = prompt('Type your message here:');
      this.set('puppiesShowing', false);
    }
  }
});