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JavaScript

Posted by Heather Cloward
Heather Cloward
6,506 Points

For some reason ('(${url})') does not work for me. It prints (url) on the page not the actual href.

When I put $(this).parent().append('(${url})') in the jQuery code it does not print the actual url on the page it prints, "(url)". However when I put $(this).parent().append('(' + url + ')'), I am able to get the correct result. Why does it not work for me as it does for her in the tutorial?

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Jennifer Nordell
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Jennifer Nordell
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Hi there! It seems like you're confusing backticks with apostrophes/single quotes.

You say you wrote this:

$(this).parent().append('(${url})')

But the url part in the middle looks like it's in JavaScript Template Literal syntax which means that the surrounding "quotes" should actually be backticks and look like this:

$(this).parent().append(`(${url})`)

Try changing the ' to a ` and see if it works! :sparkles:

Heather Cloward
Heather Cloward
6,506 Points

Ahhh, you are right. Thanks for your help!