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JavaScript

Posted by msdsmd sm,dfsadf
msdsmd sm,dfsadf
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const child =document.createElement('span')// why can't I use div.createElement instead of document.createElement.

const child =document.createElement('span')// why can't I use 'div'  instead of document

1 Answer

Jennifer Nordell
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Jennifer Nordell
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Jennifer Nordell
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Hi there, msdsmd sm,dfsadf! First, I'm assuming that div was defined as a Node element elsewhere. The createElement() method is available on the Document object but not on Node objects.

List of methods available on Document

List of methods available on an Element

List of methods available on a Node

The only list of those three that contains the createElement() method is the Document documentation :smiley:

Hope this helps! :sparkles: