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JavaScript jQuery Basics (2014) Creating a Password Confirmation Form Using next()

Posted by Jonathan Ssenkooto
Jonathan Ssenkooto
8,232 Points

How to solve the using next().

The check work always give me bummer true false false! what does it mean? I even rewatched the video and did what the instructor did. What am I doing wrong?

js/app.js 
//Problem: Hints are shown even when form is valid
//Solution: Hide and show them at appropriate times

//Hide hints
$("form span").hide();

function passwordEvent(){
    //Find out if password is valid  
    if($("form span").val().length > 8) {
      //Hide hint if valid
      $("#password").next().hide();
    } else {
      //else show hint
      $("#password").next().show();
    }
}

//When event happens on password input
$("#password").focus(passwordEvent).keyup(passwordEvent);

//When event happens on confirmation input
  //Find out if password and confirmation match
    //Hide hint if match
    //else show hint
index.html 
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
    <title>Sign Up Form</title>
    <link rel="stylesheet" href="css/style.css" type="text/css" media="screen" title="no title" charset="utf-8">
</head>
<body>

    <form action="#" method="post">
        <p>
            <label for="username">Username</label>
            <input id="username" name="username" type="text">
        </p>
        <p>
            <label for="password">Password</label>
            <input id="password" name="password" type="password">
            <span>Enter a password longer than 8 characters</span>
        </p>
        <p>
            <label for="confirm_password">Confirm Password</label>
            <input id="confirm_password" name="confirm_password" type="password">
            <span>Please confirm your password</span>
        </p>
        <p>
            <input type="submit" value="SUBMIT">
        </p>
    </form>
    <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

Adam Kelm
Adam Kelm
29,082 Points
Adam Kelm
Adam Kelm
29,082 Points

Hey, I think you're overthinking this one a little. In passwordEvent(), you can change all the jQuery selectors back to $(this). And since you want the password hint to hide after 8 characters have been reached, that hint is in the next() tag after $(this). So you're looking at $(this).next().hide().