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JavaScript Interacting with the DOM Traversing the DOM Traversal Review

Posted by ivan dolgonos
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ivan dolgonos
Full Stack JavaScript Techdegree Student 4,195 Points

traverse to parent element

why is this incorrect

var removeMe = document.querySelector('.remove_me');

my answer var parent = removeMe.parentNode;

1 Answer

Toheeb Ashorobi
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Toheeb Ashorobi
Full Stack JavaScript Techdegree Student 9,685 Points
Toheeb Ashorobi
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Toheeb Ashorobi
Full Stack JavaScript Techdegree Student 9,685 Points

Remove the semicolon from your answer and you should be good. I assume since its a new class they've just added they need to work out some of the bugs.