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10,285 PointsCan anyone point out the syntax error in this problem?
Don't know what I'm doing wrong
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<title>Document</title>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="style.css">
</head>
<body>
<h2>My Favorite Things</h2>
<ul class="favorite-things">
<li>Kittens</li>
<li>Rainbows</li>
<li>Unicorns</li>
<li>Sprinkles</li>
</ul>
<script
src="jquery-3.2.1.min.js"></script>
<script src="app.js"></script>
</body>
</html>
$('.favorite-things li').each(function() {
// Write code here
this.prepend('<input type="checkbox"/>');
});
1 Answer
Steven Parker
231,236 PointsThe "this" inside an "each" refers to a DOM element. So to be able to call jQuery methods, you need to convert it to a jQuery object ("$(this)
").
Seth Pabst
10,285 PointsSeth Pabst
10,285 PointsOh I see thanks:)