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JavaScript jQuery Basics Introducing jQuery Using text() and html()

Vijayalaxmi vastrad
Vijayalaxmi vastrad
2,789 Points
Posted by Vijayalaxmi vastrad
Vijayalaxmi vastrad
2,789 Points

not getting the result

const content="I am a web developer"; $('.profile-text').text(content);

index.html 
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
    <title>Document</title>
</head>
<body>
    <h1 class="profile-header"></h1>
    <p class="profile-text"></p>

    <script
    src="jquery-3.2.1.min.js"></script>
    <script src="app.js"></script>
</body>
</html>
app.js 
const content="I am a web developer";
$('.profile-text').text(content);

2 Answers

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

In actual practice, this code would work. But what the challenge is looking for is a solution that accomplishes the same task but using only one statement and not creating any new variable.

You can do this by passing the literal string directly as the argument.

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

Vijayalaxmi Injamuri — Glad to help. You can mark a question solved by choosing a "best answer".
And happy coding!