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JavaScript jQuery Basics (2014) Creating a Spoiler Revealer Using click()

Posted by virginiachubo3
virginiachubo3
8,963 Points

in the apps.js on line 9 add a click handler

hsi

js/app.js 
//Prevent spoilerphobes from seeing spoilers
//Solution: Hide spoilers and reveal them through user interaction

//1, Hide spoiler
$(".spoiler span").hide();
//2, Add a button
$(".spoiler").append("<button>Reveal Spoiler!</button>");
//3, When button pressed
$("button").click(show);
  //3.1, Show spoiler
  //3.2, Get rid of button
index.html 
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
    <title>Star Wars Spoilers</title>
    <link rel="stylesheet" href="css/style.css" type="text/css" media="screen" title="no title" charset="utf-8">
</head>
<body>
    <img src="img/deathstar.png" />
    <p class="spoiler">
        <!--Spoiler:-->
        <span>Darth Vader is Luke Skywalker's Father! Noooooooooooo!</span>
    </p>
    <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>

2 Answers

Erik Nuber
Erik Nuber
20,629 Points
Erik Nuber
Erik Nuber
20,629 Points

it firsts ask you to add a click handler on line 9 

.click()

then add an annoymous function which can be added to later. That is an empty function.

function () {}

so together it would be (Spoiler Answer)

whatever was on line 9.click(function () {});
Joshua Kelly
Joshua Kelly
18,830 Points
Joshua Kelly
Joshua Kelly
18,830 Points

$('button').on('click', function () { // your code goes here for what you want to accomlish });

this should be the correct syntax for adding event listeners with jquery.

if you will use this function in other areas of the page you can declare it outside of the even listener and then reference it after the ".on('click', '