Question

So, I’m trying to run a jQuery content script in a Chrome Extension. Simple enough, right? I can do:

$("#header").hide();

Just fine (if an element has the id “header”), but as soon as I try:

$(html).hide();

The console says:

Uncaught ReferenceError: html is not defined

I tried body, div, everything. I cannot directly grab all elements. What gives?
I’m using jQuery 1.8.3 if that helps.

Answer 1

html isn’t defined, "html" is. Put it in quotes.

$("html").hide();