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JavaScript JavaScript Foundations Variables Basics

Posted by Chris Keyes
Chris Keyes
5,258 Points

grrrrrrrr

What am I missing with this question?

Dino Paškvan
Dino Paškvan
Courses Plus Student 44,108 Points

What task are you on? And what have you tried so far?

2 Answers

Ben Farr
Ben Farr
14,855 Points

Try this below. First code is html and second is javascript

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
  <head>
    <title> JavaScript Foundations: Variables</title>
    <style>
      html {
        background: #FAFAFA;
        font-family: sans-serif;
      }
    </style>
  </head>
  <body>
    <h1 id="title">JavaScript Foundations</h1>
    <h2>Variables: Basics</h2>

    <div id="container">
      This is a div with the id of "container"
    </div>

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

/* JavaScript Foundations: Variables */

var bgColor = "blue";
var textColor = "#FF9933";

var container = document.getElementById('container');
container.style.background = bgColor;
container.style.color = textColor;
Chris Keyes
Chris Keyes
5,258 Points

THANKS!!!

Chris Keyes
Chris Keyes
5,258 Points
Chris Keyes
Chris Keyes
5,258 Points

wow ... I wasn't including the # in text color. I guess I was ready for a break. Thanks so much for your answers!!!