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32,149 PointsWhy is this not the correct solution? $("#external").attr("target","_blank");
I believe this should be the correct response. I don't know what I am missing. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
$("#external").attr("target","_blank");
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="css/style.css" type="text/css" media="screen" title="no title" charset="utf-8">
<title>Links Page</title>
</head>
<body>
<h1>Links</h1>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://google.com" class="external">Google</a></li>
<li><a href="http://yahoo.com" class="external">Yahoo</a></li>
</ul>
<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>
2 Answers
Jennifer Nordell
Treehouse TeacherOh so close! They asked for the class "external". You're targeting an id of "external" 
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32,149 PointsThank you! I was able to figure it out :)