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6,971 PointsHow to set value of target?
it says I'm getting the wrong value of target and i'm just doing:
$("a .external).attr("target", "_blank");
Why is this wrong?
$("a .external").attr("target", "_blank");
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="css/style.css" type="text/css" media="screen" title="no title" charset="utf-8">
<title>Links Page</title>
</head>
<body>
<h1>Links</h1>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://google.com" class="external">Google</a></li>
<li><a href="http://yahoo.com" class="external">Yahoo</a></li>
</ul>
<script src="//code.jquery.com/jquery-1.11.0.min.js" type="text/javascript" charset="utf-8"></script>
<script src="js/app.js" type="text/javascript" charset="utf-8"></script>
</body>
</html>
1 Answer
james south
Front End Web Development Techdegree Graduate 33,271 Pointsyou have a space between a and .external. delete the space so it's a.external.
Patrick Vanegas
6,971 PointsPatrick Vanegas
6,971 PointsOh, okay! it worked! Thank you! In general, is that how you always select a class from a certain html element?