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JavaScript

Posted by Jeremy Houtsma
Jeremy Houtsma
971 Points

JQuery Code challenge. What am I doing wrong?

Here is the link to the challenge.

http://teamtreehouse.com/library/build-an-interactive-website/introduction-to-jquery/using-jquery-to-manipulate-elements-and-add-behavior

This is my code $("a").before("<span> This is a link: </span>")

it keeps saying "incorrect string passed into before"

Also why doesn't my return key work while trying to make this forum topic?

Jeremy Houtsma
Jeremy Houtsma
971 Points

span tags were added it just for some reason doesn't show up on the forums.

3 Answers

Kevin Korte
Kevin Korte
28,147 Points
Kevin Korte
Kevin Korte
28,147 Points

You need to make sure you include the span tags as part of the string you are passing into the before method.

No idea on the return key issue. Mine works.

Jeremy Houtsma
Jeremy Houtsma
971 Points

Hey Kevin I did put the span tags in but when I write out my code here in the forums it hides the code.

Kevin Korte
Kevin Korte
28,147 Points
Kevin Korte
Kevin Korte
28,147 Points

That's a good start. Try removing the space you have between the opening parenthesis and what should be the opening span tag.

Ron McCranie
Ron McCranie
7,837 Points
Ron McCranie
Ron McCranie
7,837 Points

There should be a space after the semicolon, before the closing span tag.