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JavaScript jQuery Basics Working with jQuery Collections Stopping the Browser's Default Behavior

Posted by Yoan Herrera
Yoan Herrera
21,137 Points

saving a string in a jQuery selector??

Any specific reason why the instructor is saving the label html in a $(''). Using just a plain string const checkbox = "<label><input type='checkbox'> Allow PDF downloads</label>"

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
230,274 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
230,274 Points

Passing the HTML string to jQuery creates a new element. Now, it happens that the .append method will take either an element or a string as an argument, so it will work either way, but having an element might be handy in case you wanted to perform some other function on it. You might want to add a class or other attribute to it, for example.

Yoan Herrera
Yoan Herrera
21,137 Points

Awesome.. Thank you. makes sense.! y the way. do you know how to format code snippets, so it doens't look all jumbled together when posting a question??

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
230,274 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
230,274 Points

Sure, formatting is done with "Markdown" code. You can find a Markdown Cheatsheet pop-up below the "Add an Answer" area. :arrow_heading_down:   Or watch this video on code formatting.

Happy coding!

Yoan Herrera
Yoan Herrera
21,137 Points

Thank you