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Start your free trialKeytron Brown
15,828 PointsWhat am I doing wrong?
I did everything just like the question asked me to do. I cant figure out what im doing wrong. I am asked set variable warning back ground color to red and its still say im wrong.
var warning = document.getElementById("warning");
var button = document.getElementById("makeItRed");
button.addEventListener('click', () => {
warning.style.background-color = "red";
})
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>Adding an Event Listener</title>
</head>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="style.css" />
<body>
<div id="warning">
Warning: My background should be red!
</div>
<button id="makeItRed">Make It Red!</button>
<script src="app.js"></script>
</body>
</html>
1 Answer
Madushan Perera
7,624 PointsHello Keytron,
I think you should use warning.style.backgroundColor = "red";
instead of this warning.style.background-color = "red";
Keytron Brown
15,828 PointsKeytron Brown
15,828 PointsThank you kindly.
Madushan Perera
7,624 PointsMadushan Perera
7,624 PointsYou're welcome