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Start your free trialMaxim Melnic
4,178 PointsWhy doesn't my code accept?
$('.favorite-things li').each(function() {
const newEl = $('<input type="checkbox"/>');
$(this).prepend(newEl);
});
<!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() {
const newEl = $('<input type="checkbox"/>');
$(this).prepend(newEl);
});
1 Answer
Emmanuel C
10,636 PointsTry putting the input tag string as a parameter of prepend, instead of using a selector on it while assigning it to a const. Im sure someone else can explain why but using a selector on a whole html elements just seems syntactically incorrect.
$(this).prepend('<input type="checkbox"/>');
This would fix it though