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

jiwan gurung
jiwan gurung
4,248 Points
Posted by jiwan gurung
jiwan gurung
4,248 Points

<body>is not a tag name?

i thought u can use body as a tag name just like we used<li> with the getElementbyTagName('li').

my code for the quiz 1 of 5 const body = document.getElementByTagName('body');

can someone help me what i am doing wrong

2 Answers

Olga DC
Olga DC
16,680 Points
Olga DC
Olga DC
16,680 Points

Hi Jiwan. First of all, when you select by tag, it is getElements in plural, and not getElement. Second, as the result of this selection will be an array of elements, -although it will only have one element because there is only one body element- you have to select the first item of the array with [0].

HIDAYATULLAH ARGHANDABI
HIDAYATULLAH ARGHANDABI
21,058 Points
HIDAYATULLAH ARGHANDABI
HIDAYATULLAH ARGHANDABI
21,058 Points

body tag belongs to html you can do the control work on javascript.. for printing you can use document.write. method