Why cant I change the text of this div?

Question

I have checked the classes and id's to make sure they call work, and console.log everything, but my text isnt changing? Is there anything obvious that I am missing here?

$('.clicker').click(function () {
    var currentId = '#' + $(this).parents('.parentClass').attr('id');

    $(currentId).find(".textContainer").text('changed 
    text');
});

Post a [mcve] please. Have you checked to see if you're getting any errors in the console? — j08691, Feb 06 '18 at 21:37
You're missing a closing `)` after the last `}`. EDIT: Fixed in an edit. — blackandorangecat, Feb 06 '18 at 21:39
Since we can't see the HTML you're targeting, there's no way to know if any of this is correct — ADyson, Feb 06 '18 at 21:40

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Feb 06 '18 at 21:53

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I think you have confused .data() with .attr(). Use .data("id") or .attr("data-id") to get the data-id attribute of an element.

Take a look at this question for more info.

answered Feb 06 '18 at 21:53

blackandorangecat

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score -1 · Answer 2 · answered Feb 06 '18 at 21:57

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Try with $(currentId).find(".textContainer").html('changed text'); that is use .html() instead of .text()

answered Feb 06 '18 at 21:57

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Why cant I change the text of this div?

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