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Start your free trialAndrew Alvarez
11,964 PointsLine 11
What am i Doing wrong on line 11
//Problem: Hints are shown even when form is valid
//Solution: Hide and show them at appropriate times
var $password = $("#password");
var $confirmPassword = $("#confirm_password");
var $username = $("#username");
//Hide hints
$("form span").hide();
function isUsernamePresent() {
return $username true;
}
function isPasswordValid() {
return $password.val().length > 8;
}
function arePasswordsMatching() {
return $password.val() === $confirmPassword.val();
}
function canSubmit() {
return isPasswordValid() && arePasswordsMatching();
}
function passwordEvent(){
//Find out if password is valid
if(isPasswordValid()) {
//Hide hint if valid
$password.next().hide();
} else {
//else show hint
$password.next().show();
}
}
function confirmPasswordEvent() {
//Find out if password and confirmation match
if(arePasswordsMatching()) {
//Hide hint if match
$confirmPassword.next().hide();
} else {
//else show hint
$confirmPassword.next().show();
}
}
function enableSubmitEvent() {
$("#submit").prop("disabled", !canSubmit());
}
function usernameEvent() {
if(isUsernamePresent()) {
$username.next().hide();
} else {
$username.next().show();
}
}
//When event happens on password input
$password.focus(passwordEvent).keyup(passwordEvent).keyup(confirmPasswordEvent).keyup(enableSubmitEvent);
//When event happens on confirmation input
$confirmPassword.focus(confirmPasswordEvent).keyup(confirmPasswordEvent).keyup(enableSubmitEvent);
$username.focus(usernameEvent).keyup(usernameEvent).keyup(enableSubmitEvent);
enableSubmitEvent();
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>Sign Up Form</title>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="css/style.css" type="text/css" media="screen" title="no title" charset="utf-8">
</head>
<body>
<form action="#" method="post">
<p>
<label for="username">Username</label>
<input id="username" name="username" type="text">
<span>Please enter username</span>
</p>
<p>
<label for="password">Password</label>
<input id="password" name="password" type="password">
<span>Enter a password longer than 8 characters</span>
</p>
<p>
<label for="confirm_password">Confirm Password</label>
<input id="confirm_password" name="confirm_password" type="password">
<span>Please confirm your password</span>
</p>
<p>
<input type="submit" value="SUBMIT" id="submit">
</p>
</form>
<script src="//code.jquery.com/jquery-1.11.0.min.js" type="text/javascript" charset="utf-8"></script>
<script src="js/app.js" type="text/javascript" charset="utf-8"></script>
</body>
</html>
1 Answer
Erik McClintock
45,783 PointsAndrew,
After running the task, it looks like they want you to write out your return statement just like the return statement from the isPasswordValid function, thus, you want your conditional statement right there in the return, as follows:
return $username.val().length > 0;
Erik