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Start your free trialBrandon Benoit
10,830 PointsNot sure what I'm missing
Not really sure what I'm missing here
var target = "_blank"
$(".external a").attr('href', target)
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="css/style.css" type="text/css" media="screen" title="no title" charset="utf-8">
<title>Links Page</title>
</head>
<body>
<h1>Links</h1>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://google.com" class="external">Google</a></li>
<li><a href="http://yahoo.com" class="external">Yahoo</a></li>
</ul>
<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
Seth Kroger
56,414 PointsThe attribute in question should be named target, not href. href will replace the link locations.
Brandon Benoit
10,830 PointsBrandon Benoit
10,830 PointsThank you. I actually figured it out right after I sent the question. LOL! Happy 4th!