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  • Jacquelyn Springs
    Jacquelyn Springs
    9,395 Points

    i used the parent element had parent.removeChild at first but then parent.removeMe

    Posted July 25, 2021 8:46am by Jacquelyn Springs
    Jacquelyn Springs
    9,395 Points
    • JavaScript
    • JavaScript and the DOM (Retiring)
    • Traversing the DOM
    • Parent Traversal

    1 Answer

  • Jacquelyn Springs
    Jacquelyn Springs
    9,395 Points

    I used remove.parentNode('removeMe') but that also did not work

    Posted July 24, 2021 9:20pm by Jacquelyn Springs
    Jacquelyn Springs
    9,395 Points
    • JavaScript
    • JavaScript and the DOM (Retiring)
    • Traversing the DOM
    • Parent Traversal

    1 Answer

  • Muaaz Matwadia
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    Muaaz Matwadia
    Full Stack JavaScript Techdegree Graduate 19,327 Points

    Transverse

    Posted January 16, 2021 5:33am by Muaaz Matwadia
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    Muaaz Matwadia
    Full Stack JavaScript Techdegree Graduate 19,327 Points
    • JavaScript
    • JavaScript and the DOM (Retiring)
    • Traversing the DOM
    • Parent Traversal

    2 Answers

  • John Bachir
    John Bachir
    3,563 Points

    Why doesn't removeMe.remove() work?

    Posted December 5, 2020 5:07pm by John Bachir
    John Bachir
    3,563 Points
    • JavaScript
    • JavaScript and the DOM (Retiring)
    • Traversing the DOM
    • Parent Traversal

    1 Answer

  • Alexandra Velez
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    Alexandra Velez
    Front End Web Development Techdegree Student 9,313 Points

    Why is it saying can't find variable: remove_me?

    Posted August 19, 2020 9:50pm by Alexandra Velez
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    Alexandra Velez
    Front End Web Development Techdegree Student 9,313 Points
    • JavaScript
    • JavaScript and the DOM (Retiring)
    • Traversing the DOM
    • Parent Traversal

    1 Answer

  • David Palmer
    David Palmer
    5,453 Points

    I keep getting the error: "The parent was not an HTML element" with the statement "let ul = removeMe.parentNode;" Why?

    Posted March 14, 2020 1:04am by David Palmer
    David Palmer
    5,453 Points
    • JavaScript
    • JavaScript and the DOM (Retiring)
    • Traversing the DOM
    • Parent Traversal

    2 Answers

  • Thomas H
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    Thomas H
    Full Stack JavaScript Techdegree Student 4,545 Points

    Parent Transversal

    Posted October 14, 2019 9:20am by Thomas H
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    Thomas H
    Full Stack JavaScript Techdegree Student 4,545 Points
    • JavaScript
    • JavaScript and the DOM (Retiring)
    • Traversing the DOM
    • Parent Traversal

    4 Answers

  • mo ode
    mo ode
    4,352 Points

    Challenge Task 2 of 2 Next, remove the removeMe element from the parent element.

    Posted April 13, 2019 9:04pm by mo ode
    mo ode
    4,352 Points
    • JavaScript
    • JavaScript and the DOM (Retiring)
    • Traversing the DOM
    • Parent Traversal

    2 Answers

  • mo ode
    mo ode
    4,352 Points

    On line 2 of app.js, traverse to the parent element of the removeMe element.

    Posted April 7, 2019 12:24am by mo ode
    mo ode
    4,352 Points
    • JavaScript
    • JavaScript and the DOM (Retiring)
    • Traversing the DOM
    • Parent Traversal

    1 Answer

  • mo ode
    mo ode
    4,352 Points

    On line 2 of app.js, traverse to the parent element of the removeMe element.

    Posted April 7, 2019 12:24am by mo ode
    mo ode
    4,352 Points
    • JavaScript
    • JavaScript and the DOM (Retiring)
    • Traversing the DOM
    • Parent Traversal

    0 Answers

  • mo ode
    mo ode
    4,352 Points

    On line 2 of app.js, traverse to the parent element of the removeMe element.

    Posted April 6, 2019 3:24pm by mo ode
    mo ode
    4,352 Points
    • JavaScript
    • JavaScript and the DOM (Retiring)
    • Traversing the DOM
    • Parent Traversal

    0 Answers

  • mo ode
    mo ode
    4,352 Points

    On line 2 of app.js, traverse to the parent element of the removeMe element.

    Posted April 6, 2019 2:49pm by mo ode
    mo ode
    4,352 Points
    • JavaScript
    • JavaScript and the DOM (Retiring)
    • Traversing the DOM
    • Parent Traversal

    1 Answer

  • Kim Dallas
    Kim Dallas
    11,461 Points

    what am I doing wrong?

    Posted February 22, 2019 2:53pm by Kim Dallas
    Kim Dallas
    11,461 Points
    • JavaScript
    • JavaScript and the DOM (Retiring)
    • Traversing the DOM
    • Parent Traversal

    2 Answers

  • handy christian
    handy christian
    2,899 Points

    Please help I'm stuck on the event challenge, help me solve this problem

    Posted January 1, 2019 4:08am by handy christian
    handy christian
    2,899 Points
    • JavaScript
    • JavaScript and the DOM (Retiring)
    • Traversing the DOM
    • Parent Traversal

    3 Answers

  • Davindar Singh
    Davindar Singh
    1,951 Points

    "let parent = removeMe.parentNode;" What does removeMe.parentNode actually mean in this context

    Posted September 5, 2018 10:51am by Davindar Singh
    Davindar Singh
    1,951 Points
    • JavaScript
    • JavaScript and the DOM (Retiring)
    • Traversing the DOM
    • Parent Traversal

    1 Answer

  • kingdavid igbayilola
    kingdavid igbayilola
    8,678 Points

    javascript DOM

    Posted July 30, 2018 9:22am by kingdavid igbayilola
    kingdavid igbayilola
    8,678 Points
    • JavaScript
    • JavaScript and the DOM (Retiring)
    • Traversing the DOM
    • Parent Traversal

    2 Answers

  • Susan Stufflebean
    Susan Stufflebean
    7,466 Points

    I am stuck on task 2 and cannot get passed it, can someone please help?

    Posted March 2, 2018 7:52pm by Susan Stufflebean
    Susan Stufflebean
    7,466 Points
    • JavaScript
    • JavaScript and the DOM (Retiring)
    • Traversing the DOM
    • Parent Traversal

    2 Answers

  • Susan Stufflebean
    Susan Stufflebean
    7,466 Points

    Cannot move on until I answer this question, please help?

    Posted March 2, 2018 7:20pm by Susan Stufflebean
    Susan Stufflebean
    7,466 Points
    • JavaScript
    • JavaScript and the DOM (Retiring)
    • Traversing the DOM
    • Parent Traversal

    1 Answer

  • sarah shelden
    sarah shelden
    8,332 Points

    Unsure why this isn't working?

    Posted January 21, 2018 4:42pm by sarah shelden
    sarah shelden
    8,332 Points
    • JavaScript
    • JavaScript and the DOM (Retiring)
    • Traversing the DOM
    • Parent Traversal

    1 Answer

  • Elizabeth Haynie
    Elizabeth Haynie
    3,506 Points

    Why is this not working?

    Posted January 2, 2018 9:35pm by Elizabeth Haynie
    Elizabeth Haynie
    3,506 Points
    • JavaScript
    • JavaScript and the DOM (Retiring)
    • Traversing the DOM
    • Parent Traversal

    3 Answers

  • Khaleel Jones
    Khaleel Jones
    13,783 Points

    Remove the removeMe element from the parent element.

    Posted August 9, 2017 9:06pm by Khaleel Jones
    Khaleel Jones
    13,783 Points
    • JavaScript
    • JavaScript and the DOM (Retiring)
    • Traversing the DOM
    • Parent Traversal

    2 Answers

  • Julian Cubillos
    Julian Cubillos
    2,060 Points

    Don't understand task 2, please help and thanks in advance

    Posted June 15, 2017 8:23pm by Julian Cubillos
    Julian Cubillos
    2,060 Points
    • JavaScript
    • JavaScript and the DOM (Retiring)
    • Traversing the DOM
    • Parent Traversal

    1 Answer

  • praveen moganti
    praveen moganti
    3,322 Points

    I need help to traverse to the parent element of the remove_me element

    Posted April 13, 2017 4:30am by praveen moganti
    praveen moganti
    3,322 Points
    • JavaScript
    • JavaScript and the DOM (Retiring)
    • Traversing the DOM
    • Parent Traversal

    1 Answer

  • Peter Mercado
    Peter Mercado
    8,066 Points

    Not sure what I am doing here!

    Posted March 30, 2017 7:18am by Peter Mercado
    Peter Mercado
    8,066 Points
    • JavaScript
    • JavaScript and the DOM (Retiring)
    • Traversing the DOM
    • Parent Traversal

    1 Answer

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

    How to remove the removeMe

    Posted March 21, 2017 10:26am by ammarkhan
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    ammarkhan
    Front End Web Development Techdegree Student 21,661 Points
    • JavaScript
    • JavaScript and the DOM (Retiring)
    • Traversing the DOM
    • Parent Traversal

    1 Answer

  • abdo wsdsla
    PLUS
    abdo wsdsla
    Courses Plus Student 306 Points

    Remove the removeMe element from the parent element.

    Posted March 20, 2017 7:08pm by abdo wsdsla
    abdo wsdsla
    Courses Plus Student 306 Points
    • JavaScript
    • JavaScript and the DOM (Retiring)
    • Traversing the DOM
    • Parent Traversal

    7 Answers

  • Marie Josée Laporte
    Marie Josée Laporte
    8,188 Points

    Challenge Parent Traversal

    Posted February 10, 2017 5:06pm by Marie Josée Laporte
    Marie Josée Laporte
    8,188 Points
    • JavaScript
    • JavaScript and the DOM (Retiring)
    • Traversing the DOM
    • Parent Traversal

    2 Answers

  • Matthieu McClintock
    Matthieu McClintock
    3,251 Points

    How do I complete task 3 of 3 so I can keep using Treehouse? It's been an hour.

    Posted January 16, 2017 10:22pm by Matthieu McClintock
    Matthieu McClintock
    3,251 Points
    • JavaScript
    • JavaScript and the DOM (Retiring)
    • Traversing the DOM
    • Parent Traversal

    1 Answer

  • Zachary Baker
    PLUS
    Zachary Baker
    Courses Plus Student 11,504 Points

    Having trouble with the concept. Stuck on this problem.

    Posted January 3, 2017 2:26am by Zachary Baker
    Zachary Baker
    Courses Plus Student 11,504 Points
    • JavaScript
    • JavaScript and the DOM (Retiring)
    • Traversing the DOM
    • Parent Traversal

    2 Answers

  • Joseph Frazer
    Joseph Frazer
    5,404 Points

    removeChild not working properly?

    Posted December 28, 2016 4:16pm by Joseph Frazer
    Joseph Frazer
    5,404 Points
    • JavaScript
    • JavaScript and the DOM (Retiring)
    • Traversing the DOM
    • Parent Traversal

    1 Answer

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