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JavaScript

Marcelo Cortez
Marcelo Cortez
7,142 Points
Posted by Marcelo Cortez
Marcelo Cortez
7,142 Points

Help - Build an Interactive Website > jQuery Plugins > Simple Email Validation Plugin (4/4)

Hey guys, I'm stuck at code challenge "Simple Email Validation Plugin" 4/4

The error msg displayed when I ask to 'check my work': "Bummer! null"

Challenge: "In the "success" function add the class of "valid" to the textarea that's had a the "keyup" event triggered"

This is what I'm trying:

  var isValid = $("input").validEmail(); 

  $("textarea").validEmail({on:"keyup", success:function(){
      $this.next().removeClass("error").addClass("valid");}, failure:function(){ 
        $this.next().removeClass("valid").addClass("error");}
  });

  requiredFilledIn();

Any help is welcome ^^

5 Answers

Marcelo Cortez
Marcelo Cortez
7,142 Points
Marcelo Cortez
Marcelo Cortez
7,142 Points

Hi Andrew,

I tried and a new msg appeared: "Bummer! Try selecting 'this' in the success method and using the 'addClass' method"

So I tried some stuff and ended up with this:

var isValid = $("input").validEmail(); 

  $("textarea").validEmail({on:"keyup", success:function(){
      $(this).addClass("valid");}, failure:function(){ 
        $(this).next().removeClass("valid").addClass("error");}
  });

  requiredFilledIn();

That worked ^^

Thnx for the help!

Cliff Garibay
Cliff Garibay
7,023 Points

I'm not sure how the .next() is supposed to be used. In the video lesson we use it apply the .addClass() and .removeClass() methods, but here you were able to pass the quiz by ommitting the .next() method?

Paul Dunahoo
Paul Dunahoo
5,390 Points
Paul Dunahoo
Paul Dunahoo
5,390 Points

It could be just me, but are addClass("valid"); and addClass("error"); not supposed to have the closing brackets at the end?

Marcelo Cortez
Marcelo Cortez
7,142 Points
Marcelo Cortez
Marcelo Cortez
7,142 Points

The curly? They have...

"success:function(){ $this.next().removeClass("error").addClass("valid");}"

"failure:function(){ $this.next().removeClass("valid").addClass("error");}"