Select a DOM element with getElementByID
Ian Jones
Posted on February 20, 2020
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Getting an element by id is so common that the document object has a helper function for us to use.
Given this html:
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8" />
<title>Select an Element with document.getElementById</title>
</head>
<body>
<ul>
<li id="movie-1">Peanut Butter Falcon</li>
<li id="movie-2">Knives Out</li>
</ul>
</body>
</html>
We can grab our <li id="movie-2">Knives Out</li> by calling document.getElementById('movie-2').
That's it!
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Ian Jones
Posted on February 20, 2020
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