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JavaScript Interactive Web Pages with JavaScript Selecting Elements and Adding Events with JavaScript Selecting Elements

Geoff Sharpe
Geoff Sharpe
4,854 Points
Posted by Geoff Sharpe
Geoff Sharpe
4,854 Points

Can't select element tag in javascript

Can't select the last_name tag in the index below

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head></head>
<body>
<h1 id="full_name"><span class="first_name">Andrew</span> <span class="last_name">Chalkley</span></h1>

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

My function that I've tried is below

va lastName = document.getElementByTagName("last_name")[1];

2 Answers

Chris McKay
Chris McKay
2,401 Points
Chris McKay
Chris McKay
2,401 Points

You have a typo it seems:

var lastName = document.getElementByTagName("last_name")[1];

You have va not var

James Barnett
James Barnett
39,199 Points
James Barnett
James Barnett
39,199 Points

So the forum like various text editors supports syntax highlighting showing code in colors. Notice how va isn't in a color that's because it's not recognized as a JavaScript built-in.