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

Corey Gilmore
Corey Gilmore
3,649 Points
Posted by Corey Gilmore
Corey Gilmore
3,649 Points

I'm not sure why this doesn't work: $(".external a").attr("target", "_blank");

It's saying, "I was expecting '_blank' not ' ' " as the error message in the quiz. Searches online have some people using .attr({target: "_blank"}); but this returns the same error and essentially isn't different than what I have (it's usually used for setting several attributes at once).

Thanks

2 Answers

Jake Lundberg
Jake Lundberg
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Jake Lundberg
Jake Lundberg
13,965 Points

You just have your class and element selector backwards. As you have it now, you're selecting all the a elements INSIDE of elements with the class .external...

The directions are asking for all a elements with the class .external, so you would write that as: 

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

Hope this helps!

Corey Gilmore
Corey Gilmore
3,649 Points
Corey Gilmore
Corey Gilmore
3,649 Points

Ohhhhhhhh! I see the difference. Ok. Thanks!