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JavaScript JavaScript and the DOM (Retiring) Getting a Handle on the DOM Selection Review

Fuad Muhammad
Fuad Muhammad
4,273 Points
Posted by Fuad Muhammad
Fuad Muhammad
4,273 Points

What is the correct answer of this?

I have been typed the answer was correct, but still bummer? const body = document.getElementsByTagName('body'); It is wrong?

1 Answer

Boris Yastrebov
Boris Yastrebov
11,713 Points
Boris Yastrebov
Boris Yastrebov
11,713 Points

As far as I see you're using getElementsByTagName() method, please notice that this method returns an array, dont forget to use bracket notation to access it . So the correct answer is:

const body = document.getElementsByTagName('body')[0];
Alexander Davison
Alexander Davison
65,469 Points

Actually, document.getElementsByTagName() doesn't return an array, but returns a type pretty similar :bowtie:

It returns something like a node list. I'm not 100% sure if that's what it's called, but I'm sure that it doesn't return an array.