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Charles Harpke
33,986 PointsSelect the second SPAN element on the page and assign it to the variable lastName on line 2. Take a look in the index.ht
This is the message I receive: Bummer! Try using the getElementsByTagName() method and using the second index (1).
Here is the index.html:
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head></head>
<body>
<h1 id="full_name"><span class="first_name">Andrew</span> <span class="last_name">Chalkley</span></h1>
<script src="app.js"></script>
</body>
</html>
here is app.js:
var fullName = full_name;
var lastName = document.getElementsByTagName("last_name");
5 Answers
Kevin Kenger
32,834 PointsHey Charles,
You're using the right method, but last_name is the name of the class, not the tag. Try using span, and then select the 2nd one using its index.
var lastName = document.getElementsByTagName('span')[1];
Brian van Vlymen
12,637 PointsIs always elements, when you are put the document.getElementsByTogName?
Kevin Kenger
32,834 PointsYeah, document.getElementsByTagName will only target the elements you specify.
Brian van Vlymen
12,637 Pointsthumb up!
Michael Hicks
24,208 PointsI guess this exercise is looking for a specific technique, but would the following code work?
var lastName = document.getElementByClassName("last_name");
Kevin Kenger
32,834 PointsHey Michael,
The code challenge is looking for that specific code, yeah. But you're right. You could use the getElementsByClassName() method to target that element.
Keep in mind, the method is getElement(s)ByClassName. In your code you wrote Element. I'm not sure if that was just a typo or not, but I saw it as a good opportunity to bring up the fact that it targets ALL of the elements with the specified class name. So in this instance, if there were other elements that had the class last_name, they would be targeted as well.
Michael Hicks
24,208 PointsI see. Your explanation was very helpful and its good that you pointed out my typo because I have made that mistake more than once. I completed the exercise properly, but I wanted to know if there were other ways to accomplish it and I appreciate your timely response. Thank you Kevin.
Charles Harpke
33,986 PointsCharles Harpke
33,986 PointsExcellent...thank you...I got so caught up in the method I wasn't thinking about the class...