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JavaScript jQuery Basics (2014) Introduction to jQuery Hiding and Showing Elements With jQuery

marcelo pereira
marcelo pereira
3,201 Points
Posted by marcelo pereira
marcelo pereira
3,201 Points

When i get to task 3 i get an error saying to return task 1

$(".warning").hide(); $(".warning").show(slow);

js/app.js 
$(".warning").hide();
$(".warning").show(slow);
index.html 
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
    <title>Take Evasive Action</title>
    <link rel="stylesheet" href="css/style.css" type="text/css" media="screen" title="no title" charset="utf-8">
</head>
<body>
    <p class="warning">
      <span>It's A Trap!</span>
    </p>
    <div class="image">
        <img src="img/ackbar.gif">
    </div>
    <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>

1 Answer

Jason Desiderio
Jason Desiderio
21,811 Points
Jason Desiderio
Jason Desiderio
21,811 Points

You have to put the duration in quotes or else it is looking for a variable by that name - in this case it is the word "slow".

Here is the passing code:

$(".warning").hide();
$(".warning").show("slow");

or you can also chain them to consolidate your code:

$(".warning").hide().show("slow");