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aycee morrow
1,767 PointsjQuery's $.get() method doesn't do anything if the server returns an error. You can chain jQuery's fail() method to the
jQuery's $.get() method doesn't do anything if the server returns an error. You can chain jQuery's fail() method to the $.get() method and pass it a function to handle any errors. Start by adding the fail() method to the $.get() method.
$.get("missing.html", function(data) {
$("#footer").html(data);
});
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<title>AJAX with JavaScript</title>
</head>
<body>
<div id="main">
<h1>AJAX with jQuery</h1>
</div>
<div id="footer"></div>
<script src="jquery.js"></script>
<script src="app.js"></script>
</body>
</html>
2 Answers
Steven Parker
231,269 PointsIt doesn't look like you've written any code yet.
The first task is pretty simple: "Start by adding the fail() method to the $.get() method". When they say "adding" they mean "chaining".
aycee morrow
1,767 Pointson my screen it shows that ive added .fail() at the end but it isnt working
Steven Parker
231,269 PointsShow the code that you're actually submitting.