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JavaScript jQuery Basics Introducing jQuery Getting Values from Form Fields

Taig Mac Carthy
Taig Mac Carthy
8,139 Points
Posted by Taig Mac Carthy
Taig Mac Carthy
8,139 Points

Why is this not working with arrow functions?

The exercise appears to be correct when I write

$('button').click(function() {
    const newName = $('#name-input').val();
});

However, I want to use arrow functions, which to my understanding should be

$('button').click( () => {
    const newName = $('#name-input').val();
});

But when I click on submit, it acts as if there was no JS code.

What am I missing? Thanks!

index.html 
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
    <title>Document</title>
</head>
<body>
    <h2 class="profile-name">Treasure Porth</h2>
    <p class="profile-text">I am a web developer!</p>

    <label>Change name:<input id="name-input" type="text"></label>
    <button>Change</button>

    <script
    src="jquery-3.2.1.min.js"></script>
    <script src="app.js"></script>
</body>
</html>
app.js 
$('button').click( () => {
    const newName = $('#name-input').val();
});

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,261 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,261 Points

This would be fine in your own code, but the challenge instructions ask you to add code "Inside the provided click handler...", so they expect the provided code (including the function declaration) not to change.