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JavaScript Build an Interactive Website Form Validation and Manipulation Text Input Events

benjamin perodeau
benjamin perodeau
7,469 Points
Posted by benjamin perodeau
benjamin perodeau
7,469 Points

weak sauce

This project (interactive website) is far less effective than most of the previous content. There are great bit leaps I'm expected to make and it's not working. Here's what I have for this item:

$(".hint").hide();
$("inputs.keydown") (function () {
  $(this).next().show(); 
});

Also tried some variations on this to no avail. Please help. Thanks, Ben

benjamin perodeau
benjamin perodeau
7,469 Points
benjamin perodeau
benjamin perodeau
7,469 Points

this doesn't work, either:(

$(".hint").hide();
$("input.keydown").focus(function(){
  $(this).next().fadeIn("slow"); 
});

3 Answers

Craig MacIntyre
Craig MacIntyre
9,943 Points
Craig MacIntyre
Craig MacIntyre
9,943 Points

Try this maybe?

$(".hint").hide();
$("inputs").keydown(function () {
  $(this).next().show(); 
});

You were calling the keydown function as a jQuery object instead of calling it ON the 'inputs' variable

benjamin perodeau
benjamin perodeau
7,469 Points
benjamin perodeau
benjamin perodeau
7,469 Points

BOOM! Your answer with input, no 's'.

Thank you!