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

zayvion blue
zayvion blue
5,970 Points
Posted by zayvion blue
zayvion blue
5,970 Points

don't know how to solve the second task "Next, set the class attribute of the new paragraph to panel."

please help I don't know how to set up the code

app.js 
newParagraph.className= '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

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
229,644 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
229,644 Points

It looks like the code from the previous tasks that established the values for "contentDiv" and "newParagraph" somehow got erased.

The instructions include this notice: "Important: In each task of this code challenge, the code you write should be added to the code from the previous task." So it's important that code originally provided along with code added during other tasks remain as-is while you move on the the following tasks.