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9,520 PointsHow appendchild() work
How do I append new paragraph to div element
const contentDiv = document.getElementById("content");
let newParagraph = document.createElement("p").appendChild(div);
newParagraph.className = "panel";
<!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>
2 Answers
Steven Parker
231,125 PointsYou're close, but the arguments are reversed. The method should be applied to the parent (div), and the argument is the new paragraph:
contentDiv.appendChild(newParagraph);
Adam Beer
11,314 PointsNot a bad idea but you can use it the "contentDiv" not the simple div, but now everything needs a new line. "which to append".appendChild(which should be append); Maybe I hope this help.
Abdullahi Abdinasir Ali
9,520 PointsAbdullahi Abdinasir Ali
9,520 PointsThanks I really appreciate it . Am struggling with JavaScript what practices can I do understand better please