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

Posted by Chris Davis
Chris Davis
15,570 Points

The steps aren't working for me.

My answer for step one works. And my answer for step two works. But when i answer step three, the response says that step one is no longer working. HELP!

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.querySelector('li');

myList.removeChild('firstListItem');

2 Answers

Tadeáš Firich
Tadeáš Firich
7,866 Points
Tadeáš Firich
Tadeáš Firich
7,866 Points

Hello, team treehouse says stupidly: step one is no longer working. This is a bug of a treehouse, but you have a misstake in app.js on the bottom of the file.

myList.removeChild ('firstListItem');

This does not work because you do not have an element named firstListItem. You have a variable with name firstListItem. So if you have to delete the single quotes. Than you will pass this challenge. And the code must look like this:

myList.removeChild (firstListItem);

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Chris Davis
Chris Davis
15,570 Points
Chris Davis
Chris Davis
15,570 Points

yes it was. thank you!