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

Posted by Kebafilwe Joseph Loiti
Kebafilwe Joseph Loiti
9,319 Points

i cant get past this challenges. please help

please help with solutions to this challenge task

app.js 
var contentDiv = document.getElementById('content');
var newParagraph;

newParagraph = document.getElementsByTagName('p');
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

Jamie Reardon
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Jamie Reardon
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Jamie Reardon
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Jamie Reardon
Treehouse Project Reviewer

You are using the wrong method, the method you are currently using is trying to select and reference all paragraph elements on the page but there aren't any. The name of the variable is also clear that you need to create a new paragraph. Replace the method to document.createElement() and pass the element name as the argument like you have done previously.

The challenge may also want you to assign the newParagraph variable the value on the same line, basically creating an expression.

Kebafilwe Joseph Loiti
Kebafilwe Joseph Loiti
9,319 Points

Thank you so much, its working...