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

Anthony C
Anthony C
4,636 Points
Posted by Anthony C
Anthony C
4,636 Points

what did I do wrong?

How would you select the body element using document.getElementsByTagName, and store it in the variable body?

(Hint: Don't forget that this method returns a collection, not a single element.)

const body =

For this questions I wrote:

document.getElementsByTagName('body');

where did i go wrong?

1 Answer

Anthony C
Anthony C
4,636 Points
Anthony C
Anthony C
4,636 Points

Figured it out.

document.getElementsByTagName('body')[0];