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shekhar bhardwaj
Full Stack JavaScript Techdegree Student 12,373 PointsWhat am I doing wrong here?
const body = document.getElementsByTagName('body')[0]
I am searching all the elements with tag name body and I am taking the first element from the list and assigning it to a constant variable.
shekhar bhardwaj
Full Stack JavaScript Techdegree Student 12,373 PointsEzell Frazier Thanks, Ezell, It was one of the quiz questions, the same code worked after a while mystifying but my answer was right could be a glitch when I was trying earlier, thanks again for looking into it.
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shekhar bhardwaj
Full Stack JavaScript Techdegree Student 12,373 Pointsconst body = document.getElementsByTagName('body')[0] worked after a while, could be a glitch when I was trying.
Ezell Frazier
22,110 PointsEzell Frazier
22,110 PointsWhat is the objective of your project?
Based on what you've provided, the body variable will contain the <body> HTML element.
The const statement will prevent reassignment of the variable, but you'll still be able to append, add/ remove attributes, or remove the element from the DOM entirely if you choose.