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JavaScript JavaScript and the DOM (Retiring) Getting a Handle on the DOM Selection Review

Posted by Catalina Villalonga
Catalina Villalonga
5,760 Points

Can someone please tell me why my answer is wrong?

I have to select the <body> tag and make it a variable with the getElementsBytagName.

this is my code:

const body = document.getElementsByTagName[body];

3 Answers

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

The square brackets are for the index, calling the method still requires parentheses with the argument (given as a string) inside:

const body = document.getElementsByTagName("body")[0];
Dimitar Dimitrov
Dimitar Dimitrov
11,800 Points
Dimitar Dimitrov
Dimitar Dimitrov
11,800 Points

getElementsByTagName return a zero based collection so you need to type it like this:

document.getElementsByTagName("body")[0];
Catalina Villalonga
Catalina Villalonga
5,760 Points
Catalina Villalonga
Catalina Villalonga
5,760 Points

I understand now, thank you !