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

Posted by Rupa Ramraj
Rupa Ramraj
3,089 Points

How would you select the body element using document.getElementsByTagName, and store it in the variable body?

How would you select the body element using document.getElementsByTagName, and store it in the variable body?

1 Answer

Matthew Long
Matthew Long
28,407 Points
Matthew Long
Matthew Long
28,407 Points

The getElementsByTagName returns a collection of HTML elements. Note that elements is plural. You're only interested in the first body element so you'd select it with an index of 0.

const body = document.getElementsByTagName("body")[0]
Christian Higgins
Christian Higgins
15,758 Points

Thanks, forgot about the index.

Mauricio Hernandez
Mauricio Hernandez
7,208 Points

Thank you, have a blessed day.