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JavaScript AJAX Basics (retiring) AJAX and APIs Make a JSONP request

Posted by Martin Guzman
Martin Guzman
11,573 Points

In the next series of code challenges, you'll write the code to talk to the Open Weather Map API. It provides weather in

I have some problems with this

In the next series of code challenges, you'll write the code to talk to the Open Weather Map API. It provides weather information for cities around the world. Start by creating a variable named weatherAPI.

weather.js 
$(document).ready(function() {

  var weatherAPI = 

});
index.html 
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
  <meta charset="utf-8">
  <title>What's the Weather Like?</title>
  <script src="jquery.js"></script>
  <script src="weather.js"></script>
</head>
<body>
  <div id="main">
    <h1>Current temperature: <span id="temperature"></span>&deg;</h1>
  </div>
</body>
</html>

2 Answers

Stanley Thijssen
Stanley Thijssen
22,831 Points
Stanley Thijssen
Stanley Thijssen
22,831 Points

Hi Martin,

Try

var weatherAPI;

Because you just have to create the variable. You are using the = behind it while your not giving it a value, this will create a javascript error, because when u use = you have to define a value behind it.

Cameron Mosser
Cameron Mosser
7,102 Points
Cameron Mosser
Cameron Mosser
7,102 Points

Omit the = symbol, it is not needed.

$(document).ready(function() {
  var weatherAPI;
});