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JavaScript

Posted by Alexey Tseitlin
Alexey Tseitlin
5,866 Points

jQuery beginner ".each()"

Why do I get an error in the console? "Uncaught SyntaxError: Unexpected token ;"

$("#menu a").each(function(){ 
  console.log(($this.attr("href"));
});

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2 Answers

James Spence
James Spence
17,563 Points
James Spence
James Spence
17,563 Points

You made a typo with 'this', your code should read:

$("#menu a").each(function(){ 
  console.log($(this).attr("href"));
});
Brian Romine
Brian Romine
9,518 Points
Brian Romine
Brian Romine
9,518 Points

James has it. "Unexpected token" errors are SUPER common, always carefully check over your brackets and parentheses carefully. It nearly always means you have some tiny syntactic error.