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

Posted by William Krolik
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William Krolik
Full Stack JavaScript Techdegree Graduate 15,092 Points

"Student <span>Profile</span>"?

Using this in the body of html not working

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').html("Student <span>Profile</span>");

1 Answer

KRIS NIKOLAISEN
KRIS NIKOLAISEN
54,967 Points
KRIS NIKOLAISEN
KRIS NIKOLAISEN
54,967 Points

Two things:

1) Most challenges want you to keep the code for all tasks

2) For task three your are setting the html for the h1 with class "profile-header"