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Start your free trialJohan Berglund
4,968 PointsWhy don't we pass "this" as an argument in the function?
this is working:
$('.favorite-things li').each(function() { $(this).prepend("<input type='chechkbox/>'") });
but why is the following not working: $('.favorite-things li').each(function(this) { this.prepend("<input type='chechkbox/>'") });
?
<!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() {
$(this).prepend("<input type='chechkbox/>'")
});
1 Answer
Johan Berglund
4,968 PointsOk good point, thanks!
Reggie Williams
Treehouse TeacherReggie Williams
Treehouse TeacherHey Johan Berglund ! In this code you're using jquery so
$(this)
is a jquery object whilethis
is just the element itself