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Posted by erdragerdragsson
erdragerdragsson
Courses Plus Student 5,887 Points

JavaScript course

Hello, was lookin at the javascript courses and no javascript courses explain how to access html elements with getElementById and so on.

The javascript courses explains loops arrays and object, but not all the other things.

I understand that the jQuery courses show how to access elements by their Class names and such.

but is their any course on how to to that using javascript only, without a library?

Kind Regards.

Erdrag

3 Answers

Jalesa Campbell
Jalesa Campbell
2,145 Points
Jalesa Campbell
Jalesa Campbell
2,145 Points

Hi! You may want to look at the 'Interactive Web Pages with JavaScript' course, and then under the 'Selecting Elements and Adding Events with JavaScript' section of the course. I am currently reviewing that course now as I plan to use it for learning how to access html elements. Hope this helps! :-)

erdragerdragsson
erdragerdragsson
Courses Plus Student 5,887 Points

Okey thanks, ill look into that one, because i want to learning how to select elements with pure javascript then move on to jQuery to get a full understand whats happening, and its probably good to know how to access elements using javascript only

Kind regards

Erdrag

Laurie Gray
Laurie Gray
23,119 Points
Laurie Gray
Laurie Gray
23,119 Points

Hey Erdrag,

I agree. I felt that using jQuery without really know JS properly was a bit of a reliance rather than a creative choice and so got into learning the 'proper' way and then later jquery made my life a little easier for some things.

All the best :)

erdragerdragsson
erdragerdragsson
Courses Plus Student 5,887 Points

Yea, one thing. At the "Interactive Web Pages With JavaScript" it says that i should do jQuery basics first, why is that?

Laurie Gray
Laurie Gray
23,119 Points
Laurie Gray
Laurie Gray
23,119 Points

Hey Erdrag,

I think because jQuery is a bit more user-friendly with regards to syntax. It kind of eases you into the concepts such as targeting and then manipulating html and css. $() is a lot easier than getElementByID etc.

Essentially though its important to realise that jQuery is a library and can be used for many things and is particularly good when it comes to compatibility with older browsers and it takes care of a lot of that for you. But I think its best to learn the core first and then make your life easier later.

:)