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JavaScript JavaScript and the DOM (Retiring) Making Changes to the DOM Removing an Element from the DOM

Jordan Bass
Jordan Bass
3,183 Points
Posted by Jordan Bass
Jordan Bass
3,183 Points

Select the first list item element and store it in the variable firstListItem

Confused..

index.html 
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
    <head>
        <title>DOM Manipulation</title>
    </head>
    <link rel="stylesheet" href="style.css" />
    <body>
        <ul>
            <li id="first">First Item</li>
            <li id="second">Second Item</li>
            <li id="third">Third Item</li>
        </ul>
        <script src="app.js"></script>
    </body>
</html>
app.js 
let myList = document.querySelector('ul');
let firstListItem = document.getElementById('ul: first') ;

1 Answer

Jordan Bass
Jordan Bass
3,183 Points
Jordan Bass
Jordan Bass
3,183 Points

Got it!!!

let myList = document.querySelector('ul'); let firstListItem = document.getElementById('first') ;