jquery uncaught typeerror object has no method

Question

I'm new to jquery and javascript in general and am having trouble figuring out the difference between these two code sets. This code works:

$(document).ready(function () {
    $('div.poem-stanza').addClass('highlight');
});

and this code does not

function x() {
    $('div.poem-stanza').addclass('highlight');
}

$(document).ready(x);

giving the error: Uncaught Typeerror: Object #<Object> has no method 'addclass'

Is there something wrong with my function declaration? BTW, the non-working example comes straight from "Learning JQuery, Third Edition" book.

jimw · Accepted Answer · 2012-04-20 00:26:12Z

4

addclass should be addClass in your second snippet.

answered Apr 20, 2012 at 0:26

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GregL · Accepted Answer · 2012-04-20 00:26:44Z

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Javascript is case sensitive. The correct method is .addClass(), not .addclass.

answered Apr 20, 2012 at 0:26

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