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JavaScript Build an Interactive Website Form Validation and Manipulation Checking Values

valeriuv
valeriuv
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Posted by valeriuv
valeriuv
20,999 Points

Question regarding the 3rd challenge from Form Validation and Manipulation, it says that there's a parse error.

function isValidEmail (email) { return email.indexOf('@') !== -1; }

var $required = $('.required');

var requiredValues = function () { var blanks = new Array(); $required.each(function() { blanks.push($(this).val()); }); return blanks; }

var containsBlanks = function () { var empty = new Array(); §required.each(function() { empty.push($(this).val() == ""); }); return empty.sort().pop(); }

2 Answers

Peter Szerzo
Peter Szerzo
22,661 Points
Peter Szerzo
Peter Szerzo
22,661 Points

You have a §required instead of a $required. Also, I recommend using $(this).val() === "".

Also, you will find it much easier to find errors if you don't include multiple commands on a single line (break line after every ';' essentially).

valeriuv
valeriuv
20,999 Points
valeriuv
valeriuv
20,999 Points

Thanks a lot Peter! I actually break the code into multiple lines in the editor, but failed to markup it here.