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Start your free trialAmon Dow III
4,086 PointsI need help selecting an element on my page
I need help selecting an element on my page
```app.js
var fullName= document.getElementById("full_name");
var lastName= document.getElementsByTagName("last_name");
<!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>
3 Answers
William Li
Courses Plus Student 26,868 PointsSelect the second SPAN element on the page
Your getElementsByTagName
should target the span
element on the page; the 2nd span tag
William Li
Courses Plus Student 26,868 Pointsyeah, document.getElementsByTagName("span")
will get you an Array of all the span
elements on the page, and since you need the 2nd span element, you should select the item at 2nd index position of the Array, and assign it to the variable lastName.
Amon Dow III
4,086 PointsThanks