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JavaScript

liktid
liktid
6,387 Points
Posted by liktid
liktid
6,387 Points

Failed to execute 'removeChild' on 'Node': parameter 1 is not of type 'Node'

Hi there,

i am trying to recreate a some practices from one of the courses. Its about to remove a li-item from an UL and append it to another UL.

When i write my code in the following way all works finde

var removeMeandAppendMe = function() {
    var parentLi = this.parentNode;
    var goneElement = incompleList.removeChild(parentLi);
    compleList.appendChild(goneElement);

};

var li = incompleList.getElementsByTagName('li');

for (var i = 0; i < incompleList.children.length; i++) {
    var link = li[i];
    var liCheckArray = link.getElementsByTagName('input');
    var liCheck = liCheckArray[0];
    liCheck.onchange = removeMeandAppendMe;
}

When i change my code to the following i get the error "Failed to execute 'removeChild' on 'Node': parameter 1 is not of type 'Node'". 

function removeMeandAppendMe(fromList, toList) {
    var parentLi = this.parentNode;
    var goneElement = fromList.removeChild(parentLi);
    toList.appendChild(goneElement);
}

var li = incompleList.getElementsByTagName('li');

for (var i = 0; i < incompleList.children.length; i++) {
    var link = li[i];
    var liCheckArray = link.getElementsByTagName('input');
    var liCheck = liCheckArray[0];
    liCheck.onchange = removeMeandAppendMe(incompleList, compleList);
}

Can anyone tell my why and where my mistake is? Thank you.

1 Answer

Ken Alger
STAFF
Ken Alger
Treehouse Teacher
Ken Alger
Ken Alger
Treehouse Teacher

Take a look at this discussion on this topic. Seems to offer some good insight on what happens when you do a removeChild.

Hope it helps,

Ken

liktid
liktid
6,387 Points
liktid
liktid
6,387 Points

Thanx for the link but i already did know this discussion and honestly i didnt get it. What bothers me the most, is the fact that the code runs well when my removeMeandAppendMe-function is without parameters and doesnt work with parameters.