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JavaScript jQuery Basics (2014) Creating a Spoiler Revealer Perform: Part 3

Posted by Thomas Katalenas
Thomas Katalenas
11,033 Points

.remove("ANOTHER WAyyyy")

this didn't work is there another way to do it?

$(".spoiler span").hide();
$(".spoiler").append("<button> Reveal Spoiler!</button>");
$("button").click(function(){
  $(".spoiler span").show();
  $("button").remove(".spoiler");
});

1 Answer

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

:point_right: Your last line would remove all button elements that have the class spoiler, and there are none like that in the accompanying HTML code. What you were trying to do is probably:

   $(".spoiler button").remove();

This removes any button that is a descendant of an element with the class spoiler. This would be OK as long as there is only ONE like this on the page. The video's suggested use of $(this) limits the removal to only the button clicked and is a better solution in case the page were expanded to have multiple spoilers and buttons.