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JavaScript Asynchronous Programming with JavaScript Asynchronous JavaScript with Callbacks Implement a Callback

Button removal

The final function towards the end of the video has me somewhat confused: btn.addEventListener('click', (event) => { getJSON(astrosUrl, (json) => { json.people.map(person =>{ getJSON(wikiUrl + person.name, generateHTML); }); }); event.target.remove(); });

How is event.target.remove() removing the button?

Hi James, You set a listener on the btn. You told the listener to react when the btn is clicked.

btn.addEventListener('click');

The 'event' is an object created when the listener detects the click.

(event)=>

The 'event' object contains a property called 'target', which is a reference to the btn (The object which caused the event).

event.target

The .remove() method is called on the 'event.target' - effectively removing the btn which caused the event.

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Thanks for breaking it down Phil. Its targeting the element targeted by the click. Got it. Thanks.

No problem James, glad I could help.