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

Posted by Jacquelyn Springs
Jacquelyn Springs
9,395 Points

i used document.getElementsByTagName

app.js 
var myList;
var 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>
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Front End Web Development Techdegree Student 33,900 Points

Hi Jacquelyn,

could you post the complete code you wrote?

Then I can probably tell you what's goin on. :-)

Nils