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JavaScript jQuery Basics Introducing jQuery Using text() and html()

Takuya Hirata
Takuya Hirata
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Posted by Takuya Hirata
Takuya Hirata
23,296 Points

Using text() and html() challenge

I am not sure why my code does not work. I tried using a variable and this but both did not work. Please help me out! Thank you.

You've just learned how to use the jQuery methods text() and html(). Use the appropriate jQuery method to select the h1 element by its class name and set its contents to "Student <span>Profile</span>".

index.html 
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
    <title>Document</title>
</head>
<body>
    <h1 class="profile-header"></h1>
    <p class="profile-text"></p>

    <script
    src="jquery-3.2.1.min.js"></script>
    <script src="app.js"></script>
</body>
</html>
app.js 
$('.profile-text').text('I am a web developer');

$('.profile-header').html('Student<span>Profile</span>');

2 Answers

Antonio De Rose
Antonio De Rose
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Antonio De Rose
Antonio De Rose
20,885 Points 
$('.profile-text').text('I am a web developer');

$('.profile-header').html('Student<span>Profile</span>');  /*nothing wrong with the logic spacing issue*/

// ques - Student <span>Profile</span>
// answ - Student<span>Profile</span
Jordan Hebert
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Jordan Hebert
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Jordan Hebert
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Jordan Hebert
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Could someone please help me possibly look at what is causing this error?

Challenge Question : You've just learned how to use the jQuery methods text() and html(). Use the appropriate jQuery method to set the contents of the $('.profile-text') element to "I am a web developer".

Error Message I am getting: Bummer: Did you make a call to the "text" method on the jQuery with a selector of ".profile-text"?

Here is what I have typed in my app.js:

jQuery(".profile-text"); $(".profile-text").text('I am a web developer');

From what I can tell I am calling the text method when I used the ".text();" Any help would be appreciated. Thank you!

Jordan Hebert
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Jordan Hebert
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In my code I have $(".profile-text").text('I am a web developer'); on its own line