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JavaScript Using jQuery Plugins Using a jQuery Carousel Explore Carousel Settings

John Wilson
John Wilson
11,739 Points
Posted by John Wilson
John Wilson
11,739 Points

jquery plugin sticky "Email Us" class type email-text.

In the sticky jquery plugin lesson. Dave adds the email us feature to the sticky plugin. I understand everything he does except for the extra bit of code he adds at the end in the main.js file.

$(this).append(' <a href="mailto:email@website.com" class="email-text">Email us</a>');

why did he need to add a class "email-text"? and WHAT is that last "Email$nbsp;us" all about???

Alex Lewis
Alex Lewis
15,619 Points
Alex Lewis
Alex Lewis
15,619 Points

The class is just a css class to style the "Email Us" text. the &nbsp; is just an html character entity for a blank space.

2 Answers

Bappy Golder
Bappy Golder
13,449 Points
Bappy Golder
Bappy Golder
13,449 Points

Alex answered it: "The class is just a css class to style the "Email Us" text. the   is just an html character entity for a blank space."

gennady
gennady
14,145 Points
gennady
gennady
14,145 Points

&nbsp is for non-breaking space. "email-text" is added for future, Dave delete the item later using this class as a selector.