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JavaScript JavaScript and the DOM (Retiring) Making Changes to the DOM DOM Manipulation

Posted by Haardik Gupta
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Haardik Gupta
Full Stack JavaScript Techdegree Student 5,459 Points

set the class attribute to equal panel.

var contentDiv = document.getElementById('content'); var newParagraph = document.createElement('p'); var newParagraph.className = panel;

this is my code an d it is giving me a syntax error i do not know what i am doing wrong i need help please

app.js 
var contentDiv = document.getElementById('content');
var newParagraph = document.createElement('p');
var newParagraph.className = panel;
index.html 
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
    <head>
        <title>DOM Manipulation</title>
    </head>
    <link rel="stylesheet" href="style.css" />
    <body>
        <div id="content">

        </div>
        <script src="app.js"></script>
    </body>
</html>

1 Answer

KRIS NIKOLAISEN
KRIS NIKOLAISEN
54,971 Points

1) You declared newParagraph with var in the second line. No need to use var again in line 3

2) The class name should be enclosed in quotes

So for line 3 you'd have:

newParagraph.className = "panel"