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JavaScript jQuery Basics Working with jQuery Collections Looping through a jQuery collection

Posted by joshua Wagoner
joshua Wagoner
11,233 Points

The follow code isn't working?

So, I have matched the code exactly as it appears in the video, to the best that I can tell:

$('a').each(function(index, link){ const url = $(link).attr('href'); $(link).parent().append('(${url})'); });

However she's getting the URL and I'm getting {url} what am I getting wrong?

2 Answers

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
229,771 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
229,771 Points

It looks like you're trying to use a template string, but template strings must be enclosed with accents (backticks) instead of single or double quotes.

  $(link).parent().append('(${url})');   // so instead of this...
  $(link).parent().append(`(${url})`);   // ... use THIS
Yuri Souza
Yuri Souza
9,518 Points
Yuri Souza
Yuri Souza
9,518 Points

Thanks dude, i would've never realized that by myself

joshua Wagoner
joshua Wagoner
11,233 Points
joshua Wagoner
joshua Wagoner
11,233 Points

Oh giiz, I could tell the difference in the video. So that's the key under the ~ ` correct?