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Kaleshe Alleyne-Vassel
8,466 PointsHaven't yet been taught how to create new elements using JQuery so not sure how to go about this....
I'm being asked to create a new li element using JQuery and I'm not sure how to do so as we haven't yet been taught. I know how to do it using plain JavaScript but not JQuery
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<title>Document</title>
</head>
<body>
<h2>Student List</h2>
<ul class="student-list">
<li>James McAvoy</li>
<li>Alena Holligan</li>
<li>Wade Christensen</li>
<li>Matt Krzyzynski</li>
</ul>
<script
src="jquery-3.2.1.min.js"></script>
<script src="app.js"></script>
</body>
</html>
const newStudent =
1 Answer
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Steven Parker
230,688 PointsCreating new elements was covered in the last video, Adding New Elements to the DOM. The example shown in the video added a button, but the same principle can be used to add any type of element.
Kaleshe Alleyne-Vassel
8,466 PointsKaleshe Alleyne-Vassel
8,466 PointsOh I accidentally skipped that part
Steven Parker
230,688 PointsSteven Parker
230,688 PointsWell, that would explain it!
Happy coding!