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JavaScript jQuery Basics (2014) Creating a Password Confirmation Form Perform: Part 1

Maxwell Gover
Maxwell Gover
4,246 Points
Posted by Maxwell Gover
Maxwell Gover
4,246 Points

None of the changes I make in the app.js are showing up when previewing.

None of the changes I'm making in the app.js are showing up in the browser. I'm following along exactly with the videos. Pretty frustrating. I've re-copied the CDN code from the JQuery site to the index.html but still not working. 

//Problem: Hints are shown even when form is valid.
//Solution: Hide & show them at appropriate times. 

//Hide hints
$("form span").hide();

//When event happens on password input
$("#password").focus(function() {
  if ($(this).val().length > 8) {
    $(this).next().hide();
  } else {
    $()this.next().show();
  }
});
//Find out if password is valid 
  //Hide hint if valid.
  //Else, show hint. 

//When even happens on confirmation input
  //find out if password & confirmation match. 
    //Hide hint if match
    //Else Show hint

index.html

<!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">
        </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">
        </p>
    </form>
  <script src="//code.jquery.com/jquery-1.11.3.min.js"></script>
    <script src="js/app.js" type="text/javascript" charset="utf-8"></script>
</body>
</html>

Thanks!

mikes02
mikes02
Courses Plus Student 16,968 Points

May seem obvious, but is your app.js file in the js directory? Also, have you checked your console to see if there are any JS errors?

1 Answer

Maxwell Gover
Maxwell Gover
4,246 Points
Maxwell Gover
Maxwell Gover
4,246 Points

Nevermind. I figured it out. One of my brackets was the wrong way. Wow.

mikes02
mikes02
Courses Plus Student 16,968 Points

Glad you figured it out, believe it or not it's often the simplest of mistakes that trip us up, but it's always a good learning experience!