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JavaScript AJAX Basics (retiring) AJAX and APIs Create a callback function

Posted by OLUBUKOLA OGUNSOLA
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OLUBUKOLA OGUNSOLA
Full Stack JavaScript Techdegree Graduate 30,442 Points

task3

cant someone please explain what is required for task 3, I don't understand what the objective is

weather.js 
$(document).ready(function() {
  var weatherAPI = 'http://api.openweathermap.org/data/2.5/weather';
  var data = {
    q : "Portland,OR",
    units : "metric"
  };
  function showWeather(weatherReport){
    $('#temperature').text();
  };
});
index.html 
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
  <meta charset="utf-8">
  <title>What's the Weather Like?</title>
  <script src="jquery.js"></script>
  <script src="weather.js"></script>
</head>
<body>
  <div id="main">
    <h1>Current temperature: <span id="temperature"></span>&deg;</h1>
  </div>
</body>
</html>

1 Answer

aziztovbaev
aziztovbaev
23,252 Points
aziztovbaev
aziztovbaev
23,252 Points

create callback function

$(document).ready(function() {
  var weatherAPI = 'http://api.openweathermap.org/data/2.5/weather';
  var data = {
    q : "Portland,OR",
    units : "metric"
  };

  function showWeather(weatherReport){}
});