Changing css property via jQuery -

what i'm trying achieve here when hover on link turn green.

what wrong code:

<script>      $(document).ready(function() {      $("a").hover(function() {      $(this).css({"background-color": "green;"});      });  });  </script> 

it's semicolon after green;, works in css, not in javascript, expects color only, no semicolon.

$(document).ready(function() {      $("a").hover(function() {          $(this).css({"background-color": "green"});      }); });