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JavaScript AJAX Basics (retiring) Programming AJAX Processing JSON Data

Posted by john larson
john larson
16,594 Points

I'm thinking we could have used addClass just as well? But I don't really know. 

//instead of building up the html this way

for(var i = 0; i < employees.length; i += 1){
      if(employees[i].inoffice === true){
        statusHTML += "<li class='in'>";//would there be a way to use addClass() here?
      }

    }
//just trying to put the different ways of doing things
//in some kind of order in my thought process

3 Answers

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,275 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,275 Points

:point_right: You can use .addClass on a JQuery object, but not a string.

The code shown is just creating a string. The contents of the string do not represent DOM elements yet.

If the code were redesigned to create the elements immediately, then .addClass or other DOM-manipulation functions could be used on the elements.

john larson
john larson
16,594 Points

Thanks for clarifying that Steven. I saw that you are going to cut back on the forums...who is going to answer my myriad of questions?

nagamani palamuthi
nagamani palamuthi
6,160 Points
nagamani palamuthi
nagamani palamuthi
6,160 Points

Hi John and Steven thanks for clarifying that. I used addClass on my code and that did not work. so I am just checking if my understanding is right... since in the html we are creating with JS , the <li> items with those classes or any other classes are not there in the original html, this addClass method wont work?

nagamani palamuthi
nagamani palamuthi
6,160 Points
nagamani palamuthi
nagamani palamuthi
6,160 Points

I understand now that addClass will not work on a JS object or it has to be converted into a jquery object like $("li").addClass("in"); can someone clarify this pls?