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JavaScript JavaScript and the DOM (Retiring) Traversing the DOM Using parentNode to Traverse Up the DOM

Posted by Kelsey George
Kelsey George
7,504 Points

Code will not work

I keep getting this error message for my last line of code: Uncaught SyntaxError: Unexpected end of input

addItemButton.addEventListener('click', () => { let ul = document.getElementsByTagName('ul')[0];
let li = document.createElement('li'); li.textContent = addItemInput.value; ul.appendChild('li'); addItemInput.value = ' '; });

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,268 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,268 Points

This snippet doesn't explain that particular error, there's likely a problem elsewhere in the code (it's always a good idea to share all the code, preferably as a link to a snapshot of your workspace).

But one issue that stands out is that variable names should never be enclosed in quotes:

   ul.appendChild(li);   // not 'li'
Kelsey George
Kelsey George
7,504 Points

Okay, thanks! I went back through and re-watched a video and fixed everything.

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,268 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,268 Points

Kelsey George — Glad to help. You can mark a question solved by choosing a "best answer".
And happy coding!