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JavaScript

Kanakaraj Joseph
Kanakaraj Joseph
4,320 Points
Posted by Kanakaraj Joseph
Kanakaraj Joseph
4,320 Points

JQuery Basics: Challenge task 1 issue

Getting the following error:

Bummer! I was expecting target to be _blank not ``

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

2 Answers

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
229,744 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
229,744 Points

:point_right: When targeting a class, you must include a period (.) before the class name:

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

Otherwise, it's looking for an HTML element tag named "external" (which is not a valid element type).