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JavaScript JavaScript and the DOM Making Changes to the DOM Review Appending and Removing Nodes

Calvin McDowell
Calvin McDowell
2,374 Points
Posted by Calvin McDowell
Calvin McDowell
2,374 Points

container.append('item:last-child') Why is this not correct?

const container = document.querySelector('.container');

const item = document.createElement('div');

place the newly created 'div' element inside the container element at the last child position.

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
243,318 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
243,318 Points

Appending a string only adds that string as new text content, it does not attach an element referred to in the string.

The argument should be simply item (without quotes). Anything added using "append" will always be the new last child of the parent it is inserted into by default.