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  • s speir
    s speir
    3,991 Points

    Why can't we just use getElementsByClassName, instead of getElementsByTagName?

    Posted December 27, 2016 8:45pm by s speir
    s speir
    3,991 Points
    • JavaScript
    • Interactive Web Pages with JavaScript
    • Selecting Elements and Adding Events with JavaScript
    • Perform: Selecting Elements

    2 Answers

  • Camila N
    Camila N
    10,677 Points

    Why can't we just use querySelector(selector)?

    Posted July 23, 2016 9:23pm by Camila N
    Camila N
    10,677 Points
    • JavaScript
    • Interactive Web Pages with JavaScript
    • Selecting Elements and Adding Events with JavaScript
    • Perform: Selecting Elements

    3 Answers

  • john larson
    john larson
    16,594 Points

    how does this: checkBox.type = "checkbox" modify this: var checkBox = document.createElement("input")

    Posted July 15, 2016 2:26pm by john larson
    john larson
    16,594 Points
    • JavaScript
    • Interactive Web Pages with JavaScript
    • Selecting Elements and Adding Events with JavaScript
    • Perform: Selecting Elements

    1 Answer

  • Jonas Laberg
    Jonas Laberg
    2,365 Points

    Interactive web pages with javascript: chapter 'Perform Selecting Elements': Getting error 'taskInput is not defined'

    Posted June 27, 2016 9:56am by Jonas Laberg
    Jonas Laberg
    2,365 Points
    • JavaScript
    • Interactive Web Pages with JavaScript
    • Selecting Elements and Adding Events with JavaScript
    • Perform: Selecting Elements

    1 Answer

  • Zach Robinson
    Zach Robinson
    8,862 Points

    Why are we using the getElementsByTagName method for the button functionality? Why not use an ID?

    Posted May 14, 2016 7:57pm by Zach Robinson
    Zach Robinson
    8,862 Points
    • JavaScript
    • Interactive Web Pages with JavaScript
    • Selecting Elements and Adding Events with JavaScript
    • Perform: Selecting Elements

    2 Answers

  • Bruno Dias
    Bruno Dias
    10,554 Points

    Can I add an id for Add task button?

    Posted April 22, 2016 10:55am by Bruno Dias
    Bruno Dias
    10,554 Points
    • JavaScript
    • Interactive Web Pages with JavaScript
    • Selecting Elements and Adding Events with JavaScript
    • Perform: Selecting Elements

    1 Answer

  • Abirbhav Goswami
    Abirbhav Goswami
    15,450 Points

    Andrew put the wrong id in for the button.

    Posted February 23, 2016 11:15am by Abirbhav Goswami
    Abirbhav Goswami
    15,450 Points
    • JavaScript
    • Interactive Web Pages with JavaScript
    • Selecting Elements and Adding Events with JavaScript
    • Perform: Selecting Elements

    1 Answer

  • Yijiao Wang
    Yijiao Wang
    1,793 Points

    To what extent can we combine JQuery and Javascript in one document?

    Posted January 13, 2016 2:27pm by Yijiao Wang
    Yijiao Wang
    1,793 Points
    • JavaScript
    • Interactive Web Pages with JavaScript
    • Selecting Elements and Adding Events with JavaScript
    • Perform: Selecting Elements

    1 Answer

  • david marjanac
    david marjanac
    4,851 Points

    why you put in var=button array [0]

    Posted December 27, 2015 2:25pm by david marjanac
    david marjanac
    4,851 Points
    • JavaScript
    • Interactive Web Pages with JavaScript
    • Selecting Elements and Adding Events with JavaScript
    • Perform: Selecting Elements

    1 Answer

  • Melody Wong
    Melody Wong
    1,476 Points

    workspace is not prompting like the video

    Posted December 11, 2015 3:00pm by Melody Wong
    Melody Wong
    1,476 Points
    • JavaScript
    • Interactive Web Pages with JavaScript
    • Selecting Elements and Adding Events with JavaScript
    • Perform: Selecting Elements

    0 Answers

  • Maxwell DeMers
    Maxwell DeMers
    6,853 Points

    Uncaught Reference Error in Console

    Posted September 28, 2015 2:47pm by Maxwell DeMers
    Maxwell DeMers
    6,853 Points
    • JavaScript
    • Interactive Web Pages with JavaScript
    • Selecting Elements and Adding Events with JavaScript
    • Perform: Selecting Elements

    2 Answers

  • David Elston
    David Elston
    8,112 Points

    "function" vs. "Function"

    Posted July 28, 2015 4:34pm by David Elston
    David Elston
    8,112 Points
    • JavaScript
    • Interactive Web Pages with JavaScript
    • Selecting Elements and Adding Events with JavaScript
    • Perform: Selecting Elements

    1 Answer

  • ammarkhan
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    ammarkhan
    Front End Web Development Techdegree Student 21,661 Points

    Selecting elements in console?

    Posted June 16, 2015 6:47pm by ammarkhan
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    ammarkhan
    Front End Web Development Techdegree Student 21,661 Points
    • JavaScript
    • Interactive Web Pages with JavaScript
    • Selecting Elements and Adding Events with JavaScript
    • Perform: Selecting Elements

    2 Answers

  • Tony Brackins
    Tony Brackins
    28,766 Points

    getElementByID()...but no ID's.

    Posted June 8, 2015 3:06am by Tony Brackins
    Tony Brackins
    28,766 Points
    • JavaScript
    • Interactive Web Pages with JavaScript
    • Selecting Elements and Adding Events with JavaScript
    • Perform: Selecting Elements

    2 Answers

  • kabir k
    PLUS
    kabir k
    Courses Plus Student 18,036 Points

    pure JavaScript vs. jQuery

    Posted June 2, 2015 2:16am by kabir k
    kabir k
    Courses Plus Student 18,036 Points
    • JavaScript
    • Interactive Web Pages with JavaScript
    • Selecting Elements and Adding Events with JavaScript
    • Perform: Selecting Elements

    2 Answers

  • Francesco Belvedere
    Francesco Belvedere
    15,206 Points

    Shouldnt there be semicolons at the end of each var statement when declaring a function this way?

    Posted April 14, 2015 7:53pm by Francesco Belvedere
    Francesco Belvedere
    15,206 Points
    • JavaScript
    • Interactive Web Pages with JavaScript
    • Selecting Elements and Adding Events with JavaScript
    • Perform: Selecting Elements

    8 Answers

  • Chuong Nguyen
    Chuong Nguyen
    8,256 Points

    Why use document.getElementByTagName("span")[1] instead of document.getElementsByClassName("last_name")?

    Posted March 9, 2015 5:34am by Chuong Nguyen
    Chuong Nguyen
    8,256 Points
    • JavaScript
    • Interactive Web Pages with JavaScript
    • Selecting Elements and Adding Events with JavaScript
    • Perform: Selecting Elements

    2 Answers

  • Jarrett Young
    Jarrett Young
    12,635 Points

    I'm having trouble completing the code challenge in the section following this video. Can't pass the second step.

    Posted February 14, 2015 1:17am by Jarrett Young
    Jarrett Young
    12,635 Points
    • JavaScript
    • Interactive Web Pages with JavaScript
    • Selecting Elements and Adding Events with JavaScript
    • Perform: Selecting Elements

    3 Answers

  • Reid Larson
    Reid Larson
    12,711 Points

    why is everything coming up as undefined?

    Posted February 4, 2015 6:42pm by Reid Larson
    Reid Larson
    12,711 Points
    • JavaScript
    • Interactive Web Pages with JavaScript
    • Selecting Elements and Adding Events with JavaScript
    • Perform: Selecting Elements

    2 Answers

  • Joe Williams
    Joe Williams
    4,014 Points

    Unsure of what the HTML label is doing if I'm already using an Input ID

    Posted January 22, 2015 10:20pm by Joe Williams
    Joe Williams
    4,014 Points
    • JavaScript
    • Interactive Web Pages with JavaScript
    • Selecting Elements and Adding Events with JavaScript
    • Perform: Selecting Elements

    2 Answers

  • Muhammad Rizwan
    Muhammad Rizwan
    8,595 Points

    We did not create any array how can we use following code? var addButton= getElementsByTagName('button')[0];

    Posted November 30, 2014 10:42pm by Muhammad Rizwan
    Muhammad Rizwan
    8,595 Points
    • JavaScript
    • Interactive Web Pages with JavaScript
    • Selecting Elements and Adding Events with JavaScript
    • Perform: Selecting Elements

    4 Answers

  • Radha Bhambwani
    Radha Bhambwani
    10,182 Points

    Using firefox console instead of chrome's

    Posted November 27, 2014 5:41pm by Radha Bhambwani
    Radha Bhambwani
    10,182 Points
    • JavaScript
    • Interactive Web Pages with JavaScript
    • Selecting Elements and Adding Events with JavaScript
    • Perform: Selecting Elements

    2 Answers

  • jadaml
    jadaml
    11,593 Points

    Calls to variable in console coming up as not defined

    Posted November 22, 2014 10:17pm by jadaml
    jadaml
    11,593 Points
    • JavaScript
    • Interactive Web Pages with JavaScript
    • Selecting Elements and Adding Events with JavaScript
    • Perform: Selecting Elements

    4 Answers

  • Anna Steirer
    Anna Steirer
    6,734 Points

    Having same problem as below where the workspace is returning undefined variables. I have not tried other workspaces.

    Posted November 11, 2014 2:22am by Anna Steirer
    Anna Steirer
    6,734 Points
    • JavaScript
    • Interactive Web Pages with JavaScript
    • Selecting Elements and Adding Events with JavaScript
    • Perform: Selecting Elements

    3 Answers

  • Ron L
    Ron L
    6,463 Points

    Code doesn't work in Workspace, but does in Sublime

    Posted October 29, 2014 8:05pm by Ron L
    Ron L
    6,463 Points
    • JavaScript
    • Interactive Web Pages with JavaScript
    • Selecting Elements and Adding Events with JavaScript
    • Perform: Selecting Elements

    3 Answers

  • Leah Thompson
    Leah Thompson
    14,997 Points

    variables not defined

    Posted October 9, 2014 2:22pm by Leah Thompson
    Leah Thompson
    14,997 Points
    • JavaScript
    • Interactive Web Pages with JavaScript
    • Selecting Elements and Adding Events with JavaScript
    • Perform: Selecting Elements

    2 Answers

  • Eric Vandenberg
    Eric Vandenberg
    9,095 Points

    Can't define a variable in Sublime

    Posted September 3, 2014 1:40am by Eric Vandenberg
    Eric Vandenberg
    9,095 Points
    • JavaScript
    • Interactive Web Pages with JavaScript
    • Selecting Elements and Adding Events with JavaScript
    • Perform: Selecting Elements

    8 Answers

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