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JavaScript AJAX Basics (retiring) AJAX and APIs Create a callback function

Julianna Kahn
Julianna Kahn
20,702 Points
Posted by Julianna Kahn
Julianna Kahn
20,702 Points

No matter where I put - .text() - it seems to be wrong.

Apparently there is something I am not getting here and I am feeling a little lost.

weather.js 
$(document).ready(function() {
  var weatherAPI = 'http://api.openweathermap.org/data/2.5/weather';

  var temperature = weatherReport.main.temp 
  var data = {
    q : "Portland,OR",
    units : "metric"
  };

 function showWeather(weatherReport)    {

 $('#temperature').html();

 $.getJSON(weatherAPI, temperature, data);  

 };
});
index.html 
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
  <meta charset="utf-8">
  <title>What's the Weather Like?</title>
  <script src="jquery.js"></script>
  <script src="weather.js"></script>
</head>
<body>
  <div id="main">
    <h1>Current temperature: <span id="temperature"></span>&deg;</h1>
  </div>
</body>
</html>

2 Answers

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,275 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,275 Points

You will use .text() instead of .html(). And the challenge tells you what argument to give it.

And you won't need "getJSON" for this challenge.

Julianna Kahn
Julianna Kahn
20,702 Points
Julianna Kahn
Julianna Kahn
20,702 Points

You mean $('#temperature').text(); ?

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,275 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,275 Points

Yes, and pass the argument they tell you to use in the instructions.

Julianna Kahn
Julianna Kahn
20,702 Points
Julianna Kahn
Julianna Kahn
20,702 Points

It's starting to make sense, thanks.