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JavaScript

Posted by Jesús Camarena
Jesús Camarena
7,280 Points

Why is it that appending .innerHTML to document.querySelector('main') will not work?

In one of the solutions, Guil provided a constant variable with document.querySelector('main'):

const main = document.querySelector('main');

Then, when outputting html to the main html tag, he provides:

main.innerHTML = **HTML CODE**;

How does this work and not:

document.querySelector('main').innerHTML = **HTML CODE**;

Am I missing something here? Are we only able to perform one property or method? I might have overlooked something from previous videos.

Thanks in advance.

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,141 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,141 Points

Both techniques should work, but of course you need to provide actual HTML instead of "**HTML CODE**".

For example:

document.querySelector('main').innerHTML = "<h1>Look! It works!</h1>";
Jesús Camarena
Jesús Camarena
7,280 Points

That's bizarre, It works now!

I reviewed code multiple times, and even placed on a separate IDE. Fatigue? Maybe...

Thank you for clearing that up and reassuring me!