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JavaScript

Posted by Matthew Lee
Matthew Lee
7,164 Points

The hints do not hide after typing 8 characters and refocusing. Can someone check my code please?

Can't figure out if it is my browser(safari) that will not update or if the problem is in my code. I have also tried clearing cache. Thanks for any help!

//Problem: Hints are shown even when form is valid.
//Solution: Hide and show them at appropriate times.


//Hide hints
$("form span").hide();

//When even happens on password input
$("#password").focus(function(){
  //Find out if password is valid
  if($(this).val().length > 8) {
    //If password is valid, Hide hints
    $(this).next().hide();
  } else {
    //Else show hints
    $(this).next().show();
  }                   
});


//When event happens on confirmation input
  //Find out if passwords match
     //If match hide hint
     //Else show hint

2 Answers

Jennifer Nordell
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Jennifer Nordell
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Jennifer Nordell
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Jennifer Nordell
Treehouse Teacher

According to your code it should only hide if the length is greater than 8. Not equal to 8. Try making this adjustment:

if($(this).val().length >= 8)
Matthew Lee
Matthew Lee
7,164 Points
Matthew Lee
Matthew Lee
7,164 Points

Thanks for the quick response Jennifer! My question was not phrased correctly. I wanted it to be longer than 8 characters. I kept going and somehow fixed the problem.. No direct adjustment, but it was fixed somewhere. Ha. Thanks again!