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JavaScript AJAX Basics (retiring) AJAX and APIs Create a callback function

Posted by Martin Guzman
Martin Guzman
11,573 Points

Problems with this challenge

Finally, to insert the temperature into the div, use jQuery's text() method. You'll need to pass the temperature into this method. The Open Weather Map API returns an object with the property main; that property holds another object with the property "temp". To access the temperature, use dot syntax, like this: weatherReport.main.temp

weather.js 
$(document).ready(function() {
  var weatherAPI = 'http://api.openweathermap.org/data/2.5/weather';
  var data = {
    q : "Portland,OR",
    units : "metric"
  };

  function showWeather (weatherReport) {

    $("#temperature").text()

  }
});
index.html 
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
  <meta charset="utf-8">
  <title>What's the Weather Like?</title>
  <script src="jquery.js"></script>
  <script src="weather.js"></script>
</head>
<body>
  <div id="main">
    <h1>Current temperature: <span id="temperature"></span>&deg;</h1>
  </div>
</body>
</html>

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,236 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,236 Points

You're almost there, now you just need to pass the value to your function. The challenge shows you exactly what to pass where it says: "To access the temperature, use dot syntax, like this: weatherReport.main.temp".

Since you're so close, this is only a slight spoiler:

  function showWeather (weatherReport) {
    $("#temperature").text(weatherReport.main.temp)
  }