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

Alanis Chua
Alanis Chua
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Posted by Alanis Chua
Alanis Chua
2,830 Points

quiz

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

(Hint: Don't forget that this method returns a collection, not a single element.)

why the answer isnt const body = document.getElementsByTagName('body')

2 Answers

Dale Severude
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Dale Severude
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Dale Severude
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Dale Severude
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Hi Alanis,

Your answer is returning an entire collection and you just want to return an element. Add an index [0] at the end of your answer and then you will return only the body element.

Alanis Chua
Alanis Chua
2,830 Points
Alanis Chua
Alanis Chua
2,830 Points

Thanks Dale..

Can i know what is the best answer for this question?