Help with jQuery. Can't output text to a web page [Solved]

1

Hi clever people of FCC,
I have here a very simple array, which I want to .text() on the page, but only get
[object Object], [object Object], [object Object]

What am I doing wrong? here is my project: http://codepen.io/MrsColombo/pen/WxPXOm?editors=0010

Thank you so much in advance!

Julia

2

Hey, you can’t .text() an object. You can loop through the array and use dot notation (or bracket notation) to acces properties of the object:

var text = "";

arr.forEach(function(el){
  text += el.firstName + " ";
  text += el.lastName;
  text += "<br />";
});

$('.output').html(text);

Or if you just want to see al the properties, use this forEach loop:

arr.forEach(function(el){
  text += JSON.stringify(el);
});

But if it is only for checking, you might want to use the console.

3

Hi Ben,

thanks a lot. It works!