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JavaScript Interactive Web Pages with JavaScript Selecting Elements and Adding Events with JavaScript Selecting Elements

Van Tran
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Van Tran
Front End Web Development Techdegree Student 12,628 Points
Posted by Van Tran
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Van Tran
Front End Web Development Techdegree Student 12,628 Points

I have an issue with the getElementByTagName!

I am going to complete task 2 but I was said that my task 1 is not done. It is obvious that I have gone through task 1 already. This is error in Task or my fault in the script? It is so confused!!

app.js 
var fullName = document.getElementById("full_name");
var lastName = document.getElementByTagName("span")[1];
index.html 
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head></head>
<body>
<h1 id="full_name"><span class="first_name">Andrew</span> <span class="last_name">Chalkley</span></h1>

<script src="app.js"></script>
</body>
</html>

2 Answers

Chyno Deluxe
Chyno Deluxe
16,936 Points

Your answer for task one is correct. You issue is with your syntax for task two. You have a typo with your getElementsByTagName(). you are missing the s on Elements. View Below

var fullName = document.getElementById("full_name");
var lastName = document.getElementsByTagName("span")[1];

I hope this helps.