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Michael Bates
13,344 PointsTrouble understanding the Modifying Elements Challenge
I am trying to complete this challenge but I am having trouble understanding what I need to do. I even rewatched the video associated with it, but I am completely stuck on what to do... Any hints on what to do would be greatly appreciated!!
var body = document.body;
var newParagraph = document.createElement("p");
var pleaseEnableParagraph = document.querySelector("#please_enable");
// Add text to the new paragraph
//Remove "Please Enable JavaScript" paragraph
body.removeChild(pleaseEnableParagraph);
//Append new paragaph to document
body.appendChild(newParagraph);
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>
<p id="please_enable">Please Enable JavaScript</p>
<script src="app.js"></script>
</body>
</html>
2 Answers
miikis
44,957 PointsHey Michael,
The Challenge is just asking you to add text to the DOM element stored in the newParagraph variable. You do this by using the textContent property, like this:
var body = document.body;
var newParagraph = document.createElement("p");
var pleaseEnableParagraph = document.querySelector("#please_enable");
// Add text to the new paragraph
newParagraph.textContent = "JavaScript is enabled"
//Remove "Please Enable JavaScript" paragraph
body.removeChild(pleaseEnableParagraph);
//Append new paragaph to document
body.appendChild(newParagraph);
DeAundra Young
21,425 PointsThe code goes on line 7 and it should look like this
newParagraph.innerText = "Javascript is enabled";
*if this is the correct answer please vote for it!
Michael Bates
13,344 PointsMichael Bates
13,344 PointsOh wow.... I have no idea why that was so hard for me to figure out. I guess being super tired will do that sometimes! Lol