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JavaScript jQuery Basics Working with jQuery Collections Working with jQuery-Specific Selectors

Justin Townsend
Justin Townsend
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Posted by Justin Townsend
Justin Townsend
4,720 Points

I dont understand what to do

I dont understand what to do even though i watched the video 3 times

2 Answers

Sean T. Unwin
Sean T. Unwin
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Sean T. Unwin
Sean T. Unwin
28,690 Points

We want to display the hidden li elements.

To do this we use the syntax, $('li'). This will create a jQuery object containing all the li elements.

We want to narrow this down using the pseudo-selector, :hidden. This is a CSS trait that can be determined by the property declaration of display: none.

This means that we append the pseudo-selector string to our element string which is, $('li:hidden').

The final step is to call the show() function by appending it to our jQuery object using dot-notation (this is called method chaining). You can see this in the video @ 3:52.

Justin Townsend
Justin Townsend
4,720 Points
Justin Townsend
Justin Townsend
4,720 Points

Thank you!! I really appreciate your help