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JavaScript JavaScript Basics (Retired) Storing and Tracking Information with Variables Create a variable with a string

Jason Alexandrea
Jason Alexandrea
1,843 Points
Posted by Jason Alexandrea
Jason Alexandrea
1,843 Points

what is the document.write () function

i just need to know

app.js 
var player = 'Jasmine'
index.html 
<!DOCTYPE HTML>
<html>
<head>
  <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8">
  <title>JavaScript Basics</title>
</head>
<body>
<script src="app.js"></script>
</body>
</html>

1 Answer

Clayton Perszyk
MOD
Clayton Perszyk
Treehouse Moderator 48,837 Points
Clayton Perszyk
Clayton Perszyk
Treehouse Moderator 48,837 Points

document is an object that represents the DOM, which is an API that provides an interface to your rendered HTML. Write is a method of the document object that allows you to insert the whatever you pass in as argument into the document. It is then rendered to the screen.