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kevinkrato
5,452 PointsThe replace the ampersand and copyright logos exercise does not make sense.
I had to attempt multiple approaches to solving the exercise. The question format and areas to correct dont make sense.
-I tried removing(replacing) both the & and "copyright" symbols with & and © That was not accepted.
-I got lucky and decided to change the "&" to "&" and left the "copyright" symbol and followed it with a © .
The question asks you to replace the symbols with "html entities" but does not tell you:
- which entities to replace them with.
- that you cannot delete both place holders and replace them entirely with html entities.
It would be beneficial if students could see a "correct" version of these codes; that or have clearer instructions.
Anyway, great site. It's super helpful but man that was confusing and I think it needs correcting.
1 Answer
Ezra Siton
12,644 PointsCharacter entities are used to display reserved characters in HTML. (w3schools)
ampersand = &
& <!-- & Entity Name -->
copyright = ©
© <!-- © Entity Name -->
You ask: "how to know which entities to replace them with"?
Use Character Entity Reference Chart (google it)
Some docs:
- https://www.w3schools.com/html/html_entities.asp
- https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Glossary/Entity
Now, try again (i give you the clues to pass this mission).