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Front End Web Development Techdegree Graduate 14,567 Pointsmy code isn't running. what should I type in the commented section? I thought I had to use the DOMContentLoaded event.
my code isn't running. I thought i should use the DOMContentLoaded event. Can someone help?
const languages = ['Python', 'JavaScript', 'PHP', 'Ruby', 'Java', 'C'];
const section = document.getElementsByTagName('section')[0];
// Accepts a language name and returns a wikipedia link
function linkify(language) {
const a = document.createElement('a');
const url = 'https://wikipedia.org/wiki/' + language + '_(programming_language)';
a.href = url;
return a;
}
// Creates and returns a div
function createDiv(language) {
const div = document.createElement('div');
const h2 = document.createElement('h2');
const p = document.createElement('p');
const link = linkify(language);
h2.textContent = language;
p.textContent = 'Information about ' + language;
link.appendChild(p);
div.appendChild(h2);
// Your code below
document.addEventListener('DOMContenLoaded', () => {});
// end
return div;
}
for (let i = 0; i < languages.length; i += 1) {
let div = createDiv(languages[i]);
section.appendChild(div);
}
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>Programming Languages</title>
<style>
body {
font-family: sans-serif;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<h1>Programming Languages</h1>
<section></section>
<script src="app.js"></script>
</body>
</html>
1 Answer
Joseph Yhu
PHP Development Techdegree Graduate 48,637 PointsHint: Think about how the headlines are displayed.
Edit: Or rather, how the headlines are added to the div.