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JavaScript JavaScript and the DOM (Retiring) Making Changes to the DOM DOM Manipulation

Posted by Rodney Buljubasic
Rodney Buljubasic
Courses Plus Student 13,899 Points

when on to goolgle to see if there was any help, just libs fighting. I still dont know what I am doing wrong

copied from task 3 of 3

contentDiv.appendChild(newParagraph);

as I see it, it should work!!!

app.js 
const contentDiv = document.getElementById("content");
let newParagraph = document.createElement('p');
newParagraph.className = "panel";

let div = document.getElementByTagName('div');
contentDiv.appendChild(newParagraph);
index.html 
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
    <head>
        <title>DOM Manipulation</title>
    </head>
    <link rel="stylesheet" href="style.css" />
    <body>
        <div id="content">

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

2 Answers

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

I don't know what "libs fighting" might be, but it sounds interesting!

But here are some issues I noticed with your task 3 code:

  • you wrote "getElementByTagName" (missing an "s") instead of "getElementsByTagName"
  • "getElementsByTagName" returns a collection and would need to be indexed
  • you might want to use "getElementById" instead
  • "contentDiv" is undefined (did you mean to use your variable named "div"?)
Rodney Buljubasic
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Rodney Buljubasic
Courses Plus Student 13,899 Points
Rodney Buljubasic
Rodney Buljubasic
Courses Plus Student 13,899 Points

Thanks, I saw the problems moments after posting, Sometimes I just get so inpatient,