jQuery noob: click function css... I am doing something wrong, but what?

Question

simplest thing ever but here:

$j(".srch-txt").click(function() {
$j(this).css("color:" "#155D97")
});

$j is a no conflict

So it's pretty easy to see what I'm trying to do: When the .srch-txt element is clicked, change its color to #155D97.

Where have I gone wrong?

Tomas Aschan · Accepted Answer · 2010-08-31 10:55:30Z

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You're forgetting a comma, and you have an extra colon:

$j(this).css("color", "#155D97");

answered Aug 31, 2010 at 10:55

Tomas Aschan

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2 Comments

I missed that comma. Nice catch.

@Nalum: Thanks! I'm extra happy with the way "comma" happened to be followed by ",", and "colon" happened to be followed by ":" :P

Nalum · Accepted Answer · 2010-08-31 10:54:56Z

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Change color: to color see if that does it.

answered Aug 31, 2010 at 10:54

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cgp · Accepted Answer · 2010-08-31 10:55:25Z

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You don't need the ':' after the css property.

answered Aug 31, 2010 at 10:55

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bodee · Accepted Answer · 2010-08-31 10:56:56Z

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$j(".srch-txt").click(function() {
$j(this).css("color", "#155D97")
});

answered Aug 31, 2010 at 10:56

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