Adding Hints via the Advanced Editor

Adding Hints via the Advanced Editor#

Tags: educator how-to

In the advanced editor, you add the <demandhint> element immediately before the closing </problem> tag, and then configure each hint using the <hint> element.

<problem>
.
.
.
<demandhint>
  <hint>Hint 1</hint>
  <hint>Hint 2</hint>
  <hint>Hint 3</hint>
</demandhint>
</problem>

For example, the following OLX for a single select problem shows two hints.

 <problem>
   <multiplechoiceresponse>
   .
   .
   .
   </multiplechoiceresponse>
   <demandhint>
     <hint>A fruit is the fertilized ovary from a flower.</hint>
     <hint>A fruit contains seeds of the plant.</hint>
   </demandhint>
 </problem>


 .. seealso::
:class: dropdown

:ref:`Dropdown` (reference)

:ref:`Dropdown Problem XML` (reference)

:ref:`Adding Dropdown` (how to)

:ref:`Use Feedback in a Dropdown Problem` (how to)