JavaScript DOM Scripting By Example Improving the Application Code Fix Function that Should be Creating Links

Julien Arseneau
Julien Arseneau
Full Stack JavaScript Techdegree Student 5,200 Points
Posted by Julien Arseneau
Julien Arseneau
Full Stack JavaScript Techdegree Student 5,200 Points

I really don't understand the challenge.

I can't figure it out!

app.js 
const languages = ['Python', 'JavaScript', 'PHP', 'Ruby', 'Java', 'C'];
const section = document.getElementsByTagName('section')[0];

// Accepts a language name and returns a wikipedia link
function linkify(language) {
  const a = document.createElement('a');
  const url = 'https://wikipedia.org/wiki/' + language + '_(programming_language)';
  a.href = url;
  return a;
}

// Creates and returns a div
function createDiv(language) {
  const div = document.createElement('div');
  const h2 = document.createElement('h2');
  const p = document.createElement('p');
  const link = linkify(language);

  h2.textContent = language;
  p.textContent = 'Information about ' + language;
  link.appendChild(p);

  div.appendChild(h2);

  // Your code below
for (let i = 0; i < linkify.length; i += 1) {
  let div = createDiv(languages[linkify]);

  section.appendChild(div);
}
  // end

  return div;
}

for (let i = 0; i < languages.length; i += 1) {
  let div = createDiv(languages[i]);

  section.appendChild(div);
}
index.html 
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
  <title>Programming Languages</title>
  <style>
    body {
      font-family: sans-serif;
    }
  </style>
</head>
<body>
  <h1>Programming Languages</h1>
  <section></section>
  <script src="app.js"></script>
</body>
</html>

2 Answers

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
152,680 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
152,680 Points

Here's a few hints:

  • you won't need a loop
  • you'll only need one line of code
  • you only need to add the link, similarly to how the heading is added
  • the code that adds the heading is just above where your code will go and makes a good example