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JavaScript jQuery Basics (2014) Creating a Spoiler Revealer Using click()

Pauline Laciste
Pauline Laciste
816 Points

This module passes Task 1 then says Task 1 no longer passes after I enter answer for Task 2

This module passes Task 1 then says Task 1 no longer passes after I enter answer for Task 2

js/app.js
//Prevent spoilerphobes from seeing spoilers
//Solution: Hide spoilers and reveal them through user interaction

//1, Hide spoiler
$(".spoiler span").hide();
//2, Add a button
$(".spoiler").append("<button>Reveal Spoiler!</button>");
//3, When button pressed
$("button").click(function() {

}):
  //3.1, Show spoiler
  //3.2, Get rid of button
index.html
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
    <title>Star Wars Spoilers</title>
    <link rel="stylesheet" href="css/style.css" type="text/css" media="screen" title="no title" charset="utf-8">
</head>
<body>
    <img src="img/deathstar.png" />
    <p class="spoiler">
        <!--Spoiler:-->
        <span>Darth Vader is Luke Skywalker's Father! Noooooooooooo!</span>
    </p>
    <script src="//code.jquery.com/jquery-1.11.0.min.js" type="text/javascript" charset="utf-8"></script>
    <script src="js/app.js" type="text/javascript" charset="utf-8"></script>
</body>
</html>

3 Answers

Marie Nipper
Marie Nipper
22,638 Points

Try changing your colon to a semicolon. Should take care of it. :)

Kallil Belmonte
Kallil Belmonte
35,561 Points

You are ending your statement with " : ", and the right is " ; "

Pauline Laciste
Pauline Laciste
816 Points

Thanks so much for the answers, I was able to move on to the next lesson :)