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JavaScript Interactive Web Pages with JavaScript Selecting Elements and Adding Events with JavaScript Selecting Elements

Posted by Brandon Ashcraft
Brandon Ashcraft
10,259 Points

Why does task 1 pass, then fail when I try to check code for task 2?

I don't change the code in task 1, but it fails when I try to check the code for task 2. It always says the problem is with task 1's code, though, never task 2. I've tried calling info into the last name variable in 2 ways:

var lastName=document.getElementByTagName("span")[1];

and

var lastName=document.getElementByClass("last_name");

I'm not sure what I missed. The only thing I can think is that line 2 is somehow cancelling out line 1, but I don't remember that being mentioned as a problem.

app.js 
var fullName=document.getElementById("full_name");
var lastName=document.getElementByTagName("span")[1];
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>

4 Answers

Abe Layee
Abe Layee
8,378 Points
Abe Layee
Abe Layee
8,378 Points

I believe getElementsByTagName() should be plural not element. Like this. 

var fullName=document.getElementById("full_name");
var lastName=document.getElementsByTagName("span")[1];
Marcus Parsons
Marcus Parsons
15,719 Points

You are correct, Abe! =]

Brandon Ashcraft
Brandon Ashcraft
10,259 Points
Brandon Ashcraft
Brandon Ashcraft
10,259 Points

Always something... thank you!