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JavaScript

Posted by Dylan Aresu
Dylan Aresu
9,687 Points

NEED HELP(EASY JS)

basicly im typing in document.body.children[0].hide().show("slow"); in the console log while doing the task on teamtreehouse.. the link is https://teamtreehouse.com/library/jquery-basics/introduction-to-jquery/what-is-jquery im trying to basicly add the hide show effect the "Its a trap" logo and im unsure why this document.body.children[0].hide().show("slow") wont work considering the bodys first child is a paragraph and the paragraph is the first array... -.-!

Dylan Aresu
Dylan Aresu
9,687 Points

this is the error i get back from the console... Uncaught TypeError: Cannot read property 'hide' of undefined(…)

and yes i have jquery script src link at the bottom of my index.html page :)

1 Answer

Ryan Hunt
Ryan Hunt
16,091 Points
Ryan Hunt
Ryan Hunt
16,091 Points

You need to wrap the object you are trying to manipulate in parenthesis and it'll work.
Try

$(document.body.children[0]).hide().show("slow");