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JavaScript jQuery Basics Working with jQuery Collections Stopping the Browser's Default Behavior

Posted by Marni Ali
Marni Ali
4,642 Points

Unobtrusive checkbox

Hi there, I am having problems with making the checkbox unobtrusive. My added attributes are canceled out too. Did I do something wrong here?

Here is a link to a snapshot of my workspace: https://w.trhou.se/5ftn1bu3zd

Thank you.

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,269 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,269 Points

The code on line 11 has a syntax error. Literal quote marks inside a string must be a different type from the ones used to enclose the string, or they must be escaped by a backslash:

// as in the video:
const $pdfCheckbox = $('<label><input type="checkbox"> Allow PDF downloads</label>');
// OR this would also work:
const $pdfCheckbox = $('<label><input type=\'checkbox\'> Allow PDF downloads</label>');