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JavaScript jQuery Basics (2014) Creating a Spoiler Revealer Perform: Part 2

Pavel Makeev
Pavel Makeev
6,207 Points
Posted by Pavel Makeev
Pavel Makeev
6,207 Points

jQuery Basics. Please, Help

//1.Hide spoiler $(".spoiler span").hide(); //2.Add a button $(".spoiler").append("<button>Reveal the spoiler</button>"); //3.When the button s pressed if(

$("button").click(function(){ //3.1 Reveal spoiler $(".spoiler span").show(); //3.2 remove button

   });

Concole returns: Uncaught SyntaxError: Unexpected token ;

I can't understand, what's wrong with the code.

1 Answer

Kirkland Harrell
Kirkland Harrell
4,444 Points
Kirkland Harrell
Kirkland Harrell
4,444 Points

So this is your code...

//1.Hide spoiler 
$(".spoiler span").hide(); 
//2.Add a button 
$(".spoiler").append("<button>Reveal the spoiler</button>"); 
//3.When the button s pressed 
if($("button").click(function(){ 
  //3.1 Reveal spoiler 
  $(".spoiler span").show(); 
  //3.2 remove button
});

For the section //3 'When the button is pressed'...you have the beginning of an if statement which isn't necessary, it should simply be:

$("button").click(function(){
Pavel Makeev
Pavel Makeev
6,207 Points
Pavel Makeev
Pavel Makeev
6,207 Points

How stupid of me :( Thanks a lot!