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JavaScript jQuery Basics (2014) Creating a Password Confirmation Form Perform: Part 1

Posted by Alan Sea
Alan Sea
6,781 Points

Why won't my "hints" hide? Console throws no errors...?

https://w.trhou.se/tf1njdutft

Won't even hide on page load, and that's a fairly straightforward call...?

Billy Bellchambers
Billy Bellchambers
21,689 Points

Check your else function I think you might be missing a closing ) in there

3 Answers

Billy Bellchambers
Billy Bellchambers
21,689 Points

If your still struggling to find the correction look below.

//Hide hints
$("form span").hide();

//When event occurs on password input
$("#password").focus(function() {
     //Find out if password is valid
    if($(this).val().length > 8) {
        //If yes, hide hint
        $(this).next().hide();
    }
        //If no, show hint
    else {
        $(this).next().show();  //you had a missing closing bracket on '$(this)'
  }
});

This should now work

Alan Sea
Alan Sea
6,781 Points

Thanks for the heads up...

Billy Bellchambers
Billy Bellchambers
21,689 Points
Billy Bellchambers
Billy Bellchambers
21,689 Points

Your welcome happy coding

Alan Sea
Alan Sea
6,781 Points

Sadly, I spoke too soon--doesn't seem to have fixed the issue.

Uros Tadic
Uros Tadic
5,167 Points
Uros Tadic
Uros Tadic
5,167 Points

You need to also refresh the page you are looking, not only to save the js file. I think that is your problem :D