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JavaScript jQuery Basics Working with jQuery Collections Adding/Removing Classes

Posted by Frans Joakim Titulaer
Frans Joakim Titulaer
5,001 Points

Strickt mode forbids implicit creation of global property '$submit'

Where did I go wrong?

$submit = $('.submit-btn'); $submit.attr('disabled', true); //got ReferenceError: Strict mode forbids implicit creation of global property '$submit'

index.html 
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
    <title>Document</title>
    <link rel="stylesheet" href="style.css">
</head>
<body>
    <button type="submit" class="submit-btn">Submit If You Can</button>

    <script
    src="jquery-3.2.1.min.js"></script>
    <script src="app.js"></script>
</body>
</html>
app.js 
$submit = $('.submit-btn');
$submit.attr('disabled', true);
//got ReferenceError: Strict mode forbids implicit creation of global property '$submit'

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,269 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,269 Points

You forgot to declare your new variable:

let $submit = $('.submit-btn');  // declare with "let", "const", or "var"
$submit.attr('disabled', true);