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

Posted by Kim Dallas
Kim Dallas
11,461 Points

what am I doing wrong?

I thought this would 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() {
  const $checkbox = $('<input type="checkbox"/>');
  $(this).prepend($checkbox);
});

2 Answers

Jorge Flores
Jorge Flores
2,207 Points
Jorge Flores
Jorge Flores
2,207 Points

The code you have their works outside the challenge but I think they are being picky in how you should go about it is all. Or maybe I'm missing something as well. lol.

'$('.favorite-things li').each(function() {
  $(this).prepend('<input type="checkbox"/>');
});
Kim Dallas
Kim Dallas
11,461 Points

it still won't work Jorge. i'm going blind trying to figure it out

Jorge Flores
Jorge Flores
2,207 Points
Jorge Flores
Jorge Flores
2,207 Points

It works, just a typo on line 1 (first character, the apostrophe) was accidentally left there by me. Sorry about that.

$('.favorite-things li').each(function() {
  $(this).prepend('<input type="checkbox"/>');
});
Jorge Flores
Jorge Flores
2,207 Points

Hang in there.