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

Posted by Alexandru Pescaru
Alexandru Pescaru
6,410 Points

can anyone help me with the right formula please

i can firgure it out guys... please help

app.js 
var contentDiv = document.getElementById('content');
var newParagraph = document.createElement('p');
var newParagraph = document.getElementsByClassName("panel");
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>

1 Answer

Rick Gleitz
Rick Gleitz
47,197 Points
Rick Gleitz
Rick Gleitz
47,197 Points

You don't redeclare the variable, you use the setAttribute method to set the "class" to "panel" on newParagraph. So it looks like (in generic form): variableName.setAttribute("attribute", "thingYouWantToSetItTo"); Hope this helps!