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Michael L
2,482 PointsWhy does var message have "<p>" and "</p>"?
Not really sure why var message has "< p >" and "< / p >" inside quotation marks?? Do we want the program to not create a paragraph but to print "< p >"? kind of got lost in this line - can you please clarify?
Thanks in advance!
P.S. I am referring to Dave's solution code to the challenge, var message line.
3 Answers
Michael L
2,482 PointsThank you Russ - still seems to work - those "< p >"s confused me...
Russ Fleharty
Python Web Development Techdegree Student 10,815 PointsYou don't actually have to use "<p>" and "</p>". It's more for aesthetics in my opinion. Try deleting them and see how the text changes.
Lewis Cowles
74,902 Pointsbecause var message is being used to store a string with HTML in it so that when it is written to DOM (directly or indirectly), it has a container HTML Element I would assume
Michael L
2,482 PointsMichael L
2,482 Pointshad to put spaces in < p > b/c otherwise they disappear... :)