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Start your free trialCindy Lea
Courses Plus Student 6,497 PointsWhere to put append?
Not sure where to put the append...
//Create the Modal
var $modal = $("<div id='modal'></div>");
//Create a placeholder for text in the modal
var $placeHolder = $("<p id='placeHolder'></p>");
$modal.append($placeHolder);
//Create a button to dismiss modal and add it to modal
var $dismissButton = $("<button>Dismiss</button>");
$modal.append('$dismissButton');
//Hide modal when button is pressed
$dismissButton.click(function(){
$modal.hide(300);
});
$("body").append($modal);
//A function to show a modal
function displayModal(message) {
$placeHolder.text(message);
$modal.show();
}
//Show an example modal
displayModal("Hello World!");
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="css/style.css" type="text/css" media="screen" title="no title" charset="utf-8">
<title>Modal Example</title>
</head>
<body>
<h1>Modal Example Page</h1>
<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>
**Moderator Edited: Added SOLVED to title so the Community knows you solved your issue.**
3 Answers
Steven Parker
231,275 PointsI'm not sure what you mean by "needed to add alot more than I thought".
The solution is to add just this after line 9:
$modal.append($dismissButton);
Mary-Ann Burton
15,834 PointsThe clue in the question, as I read it, is that the button isn't displayed. So, without coding it for you, an append is missing from the button section... but the place holder must come after
Hope this helps :)
Cindy Lea
Courses Plus Student 6,497 PointsIt seems you needed to add alot more than I thought...this finally worked:
//Create a button to dismiss modal and att it to modal var $dismissButton = $("<button>Dismiss</button>");
//Create a button to dismiss modal and add it to modal var $dismissButton = $("<button>Dismiss</button>"); $modal.append($dismissButton);
Jason Anders
Treehouse Moderator 145,860 PointsJason Anders
Treehouse Moderator 145,860 PointsTreehouse Moderator has changed self-assigned 'Best Answer' and has marked Steven Parker's response as "Best Answer." It is the correct solution and IS formatted for the Community correctly.