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JavaScript jQuery Basics (2014) Creating a Simple Lightbox Adding New Attribute Values with attr()

surprisemaimane
surprisemaimane
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Posted by surprisemaimane
surprisemaimane
5,414 Points

I am trying out this challenge and I get this error message ... Bummer! I was expecting `target` to be `_blank` not `` .

This is my code....

$(".external a").attr("target","_blank");

1 Answer

Chyno Deluxe
Chyno Deluxe
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You are close.

the challenge states for you to target all links with the class "external". The answer you provided is selecting all links inside a parent element with the class 'external'. To target an element with a class you your do the following.

$("a.external").attr('target' ,'_blank');

I hope this helps