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JavaScript JavaScript and the DOM (Retiring) Making Changes to the DOM Removing an Element from the DOM

Posted by Kim Dallas
Kim Dallas
11,461 Points

I don't understand is it looking for a let command or a jquery selelctor

I don't understand

app.js 
var myList;
var firstListItem;
myList.removeul(firstListItem);
index.html 
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
    <head>
        <title>DOM Manipulation</title>
    </head>
    <link rel="stylesheet" href="style.css" />
    <body>
        <ul>
            <li id="first">First Item</li>
            <li id="second">Second Item</li>
            <li id="third">Third Item</li>
        </ul>
        <script src="app.js"></script>
    </body>
</html>

1 Answer

Marie Franklin
Marie Franklin
13,355 Points

This course is all about pure javascript (i.e without any framework like jquery), so jquery is not allow. in the first objective you have to select the <ul> element and store it in the variable myList

var myList = document.querySelector("ul");
Kim Dallas
Kim Dallas
11,461 Points

thank you