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

Jack Cummins
Jack Cummins
17,417 Points
Posted by Jack Cummins
Jack Cummins
17,417 Points

Please Help Me With This Code Challange P.S. I give out best answers

Challenge Task 2 of 3
You've just learned how to use the jQuery methods text() and html(). Use the appropriate jQuery method to set the contents of the $('.profile-text') element to "I am a web developer".

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 
$(".profile-text").text("I am a Web Developer");

4 Answers

Connor Walker
Connor Walker
17,985 Points

The only reason you are getting the error is because treehouse is being picky about the capitalisation inside the string used in the text() method. Just make the W in web and D in developer lowercase and it will pass, like this:

$(".profile-text").text("I am a web developer");
Sam Allen
Sam Allen
7,176 Points

It's very peculiar that Treehouse won't accept this yet the preceding exercise recommended this format as best practice:

const content = "I am a web developer.";
$('.profile-text').text(content);
Patrick Vass
Patrick Vass
7,621 Points
Patrick Vass
Patrick Vass
7,621 Points

I tried multiple versions including this one and it still throws up an error that task one is no longer passing but it is. Please some advice on the matter?

Connor Walker
Connor Walker
17,985 Points

If it is saying that task one is failing that is usually a sign off a syntax error. Can i have a snippet of your code to look at?

charles phiri
charles phiri
13,268 Points

i'm having the same challenge as yours Patrick Vass

Patrick Vass
Patrick Vass
7,621 Points
Patrick Vass
Patrick Vass
7,621 Points

Thanks Connor Walker for pointing out the obvious, I checked again and it was a syntax error and I passed the challenge

Madyson Taylor
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Madyson Taylor
Front End Web Development Techdegree Student 13,255 Points

Could you please show me what you did. I got thru the first part but for the second half I have hit a wall... Please help!

Steven Rweyemamu
Steven Rweyemamu
9,881 Points
Steven Rweyemamu
Steven Rweyemamu
9,881 Points

you got to comment out line 2 and it should look like this

jQuery(".profile-header"); //jQuery(".profile-text");

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