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JavaScript JavaScript and the DOM (Retiring) Responding to User Interaction Adding an Event Listener

Posted by edugomor
edugomor
7,396 Points

Adding An Event Listener Challenge

When I check the third task I recive this message : "Oops! It looks like Task 1 is no longer passing" and I not able to see why.

Can you help me please?

Thank you in advance

app.js 
const warning = document.getElementById("warning");
const button = document.querySelector("#makeItRed");

button.addEventListener('click' , () => {
  warning.style.backGroundColor("red");
});
index.html 
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
    <head>
        <title>Adding an Event Listener</title>
    </head>
    <link rel="stylesheet" href="style.css" />
    <body>
        <div id="warning">
            Warning: My background should be red!
        </div>
        <button id="makeItRed">Make It Red!</button>
        <script src="app.js"></script>
    </body>
</html>

2 Answers

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,271 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,271 Points

I can see two issues:

  • you wrote "backGroundColor" (with capital "G") instead of "backgroundColor" (little "g")
  • "backgroundColor" is not a method you can call, but it is a property you can assign

That 2nd one is causing a syntax error, and those invalidate the entire script. That's why the re-test of task 1 is failing.

edugomor
edugomor
7,396 Points
edugomor
edugomor
7,396 Points

Thank you very much, Steven.