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11,177 PointsWhy can't you use the innerText method in dot notation?
I tried reading up on it on the MDN but no luck. Anyone know why you have use it like this instead?
element.innerText = "string";
instead of
element.innerText("string");
By the way, I HATE the MDN documentation. It's worthless if you're trying to find things.
1 Answer
Colin Marshall
32,861 PointsTechnically it is still dot notation, hence the dot after the element you are calling it on. The difference is that InnerText is a property of a block-level element, not a method.
Aaron Munoz
11,177 PointsAaron Munoz
11,177 PointsAwesome. That makes complete sense now.