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JavaScript JavaScript and the DOM (Retiring) Making Changes to the DOM Removing an Element from the DOM

zoe li
zoe li
4,854 Points
Posted by zoe li
zoe li
4,854 Points

able to delete li, cant a bummer is showing

i am able to delete the li, but it is telling referenceError:mylist.

app.js 
 const removeItemButton=document.querySelector('button#removeItemButton')


if(removeItemButton){
removeItemButton.addEventListener('click', ()=>{
const myList = document.getElementsByTagName('ul')[0];
 const firstListItem=document.querySelector("li:first-child");


   myList.removeChild(firstListItem)




})
}else{
alert("button is no on")
}
index.html 
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
    <head>
        <title>DOM Manipulation</title>

    </head>
    <link rel="stylesheet" href="style.css" />
    <body>
      <div>
        <ul>
            <li >First Item</li>
            <li >Second Item</li>
            <li >Third Item</li>
        </ul>
     <button id="removeItemButton">remove item</button>  
        </div>
   <script src="app.js"></script>
    </body>
</html>

1 Answer

Reggie Williams
STAFF
Reggie Williams
Treehouse Teacher
Reggie Williams
Reggie Williams
Treehouse Teacher

Hey zoe li great work adding event listeners. This lesson comes before event listeners in the course and is intended to be solved using the removeChild method from the previous videos