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HTML HTML Forms Choosing Options Create Radio Buttons

Mary Ernsberger
Mary Ernsberger
8,092 Points
Posted by Mary Ernsberger
Mary Ernsberger
8,092 Points

Why do I keep receiving the error message "Oops! it looks like task 3 is no longer working"?

I've copied and pasted from working code but keep receiving this message when I submit for Task 4. Restarting the browser doesn't work.

index.html 
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
  <head>
    <meta charset="utf-8">
    <title>HTML Forms</title>
  </head>
  <body>
    <form action="index.html" method="post">
      <h1>Shirt Order Form</h1>
      <label for="color">Shirt Color:</label>
      <select id="color" name="shirt_color">
        <option value="red">Red</option>
        <option value="yellow">Yellow</option>
        <option value="purple">Purple</option>
        <option value="blue">Blue</option>
        <option value="green">Green</option>
        <option value="orange">Orange</option>
      </select>
      <label>Shirt Size:</label>
      <label for="small">Small</label>
      <input type="radio" id="small" value="small" name="shirt_size">
      <label for="medium">Medium</label>
      <input type="radio" id="medium" value="medium" name="shirt_size">     
      <label for="large">Large</label>
      <input type="radio" id="large" value="large" name="shirt_size">
      <button type="submit">Place Order</button>
    </form>
  </body>
</html>

2 Answers

Jeff Lemay
Jeff Lemay
14,268 Points
Jeff Lemay
Jeff Lemay
14,268 Points

You want the labels for the radio buttons to be after the buttons. Your code is technically semantic but you pretty much always see a label come after the actual radio button.

      <label>Shirt Size:</label>
      <input type="radio" id="small" value="small" name="shirt_size"/>
      <label for="small">Small</label>
      <input type="radio" id="medium" value="medium" name="shirt_size"/>
      <label for="medium">Medium</label>
      <input type="radio" id="large" value="large" name="shirt_size"/>
      <label for="large">Large</label>
Mary Ernsberger
Mary Ernsberger
8,092 Points
Mary Ernsberger
Mary Ernsberger
8,092 Points

That worked. I must have needed more coffee this morning. Thanks!

Colin Marshall
Colin Marshall
32,861 Points
Colin Marshall
Colin Marshall
32,861 Points

The labels need to go after its corresponding radio button for the task to pass.