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JavaScript jQuery Basics (2014) Creating a Mobile Drop Down Menu Perform: Part 1

Cory Wallace
Cory Wallace
14,005 Points
Posted by Cory Wallace
Cory Wallace
14,005 Points

this doesn't work

I've followed your code EXACTLY. I've even taken a snippit of your code to compare, side by side, with my code; and I am not receiving the same results as you. Here is my code Below:

//create a select and append to #menu var $select = $("<select></select>"); $("#menu").append($select);

// cycle over menu links $("#menu a").each(function() { var $anchor = $(this); //create an option var $option = $("option></option>");

//options value is the href of the link $option.val($anchor.attr("href")); //options text is the text of the link $option.text($anchor.text()); //append option to select $select.append($option); });

and here is your code:

//create a select and append to #menu var $select = $("<select></select>"); $("#menu").append($select);

//Cycle over menu links $("#menu a").each(function() { var $anchor = $(this); //Create an option var $option = $("<option></option>");

//option's value is the href $option.val($anchor.attr("href")); //option's text is the text of link $opton.text($anchor.text()); //append option to select $select.append($option); });

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
229,783 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
229,783 Points

When posting code, be sure to use the instructions for code formatting found in the Markdown Cheatsheet found below the "Add an Answer" area. :arrow_heading_down:

3 Answers

Jonathan Rhodes
Jonathan Rhodes
8,086 Points
Jonathan Rhodes
Jonathan Rhodes
8,086 Points

i don't know specifically what results you are getting, but with a glance at your code, when you are defining $option, you are missing an "<" in the selector, so jQuery does not select anything to assign to that variable.

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
229,783 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
229,783 Points

Neither of these code excerpts is correct.

In the "my code" snippet you are missing a "<" character on this line:

var $option = $("option></option>");

And in the "your code" section, you have the name "opton" instead of "option":

$opton.text($anchor.text());
Cory Wallace
Cory Wallace
14,005 Points
Cory Wallace
Cory Wallace
14,005 Points

You guys were right, I totally missed the < on my opening option tag under line 12 . . . Thank you so very much!