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JavaScript jQuery Basics Working with jQuery Collections The .each() method

Raphael Chen
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Raphael Chen
Front End Web Development Techdegree Student 8,751 Points
Posted by Raphael Chen
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Raphael Chen
Front End Web Development Techdegree Student 8,751 Points

Unsure of why code not working

$('.favorite-things li').each(function() {
  // Write code here
  const $checkbox = $('<input type="checkbox"/>');
  $(this).prepend($checkbox);
});

$('.favorite-things li').each(function() {
$(this).prepend('<input type="checkbox"/>');
});

Can anyone explain why the former code does not work?

index.html 
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
    <title>Document</title>
    <link rel="stylesheet" href="style.css">
</head>
<body>
    <h2>My Favorite Things</h2>

    <ul class="favorite-things">
        <li>Kittens</li>
        <li>Rainbows</li>
        <li>Unicorns</li>
        <li>Sprinkles</li>
    </ul>

    <script
    src="jquery-3.2.1.min.js"></script>
    <script src="app.js"></script>
</body>
</html>
app.js 
$('.favorite-things li').each(function() {
  // Write code here
  const $checkbox = $('<input type="checkbox"/>');
  $(this).prepend($checkbox);
});

1 Answer

Jonathan Grieve
MOD
Jonathan Grieve
Treehouse Moderator 91,252 Points
Jonathan Grieve
Jonathan Grieve
Treehouse Moderator 91,252 Points

Try including the string value you're assigning to "checkbox" as the argument to the prepend method. Remove $checkbox completely. There's nothing wrong with the method you're using but the code challenge isn't expecting it.