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JavaScript JavaScript and the DOM (Retiring) Getting a Handle on the DOM DOM Selection - More Review

Indu khan
Indu khan
169 Points
Posted by Indu khan
Indu khan
169 Points

Please explain how the answer is true?

Please explain how the answer is true?

1 Answer

Joe Beltramo
Joe Beltramo
Courses Plus Student 22,191 Points

If you are asking about this question:

const myElement = document.getElementById('myId'); const myElement = document.querySelector('#myId');

Are these equivalent?

The answer is true because document.getElementById is only used for grabbing an element with an ID equal to 'myId' .querySelector does not know which selector type you are trying to request, therefore you must specify by stating a class via the . or an id via the #