• elxeno@lemm.ee
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    6 months ago

    The script attempted to modify a div’s background color using document.body.removeChild, but as the script was loaded in the HTML head, the DOM had not loaded

    Isn’t that how it works/always worked? When i was learning html/js ages ago i had to use some event listener (DOMContentLoaded i think) or put the script just before </body> (for any code that should run on load and interacts with the DOM).

    And how do you change the background by removing a child?

    • ReversalHatchery@beehaw.org
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      6 months ago

      And how do you change the background by removing a child?

      The removed child could also have a background color, and it could span the entire area of the parent element.
      But it’s weird because the quote says “modify a div’s background color”, and this way you don’t actually modify that, but only it’s appearance.

      Or maybe it’s done with some CSS trickery, looking for a specific child in it’s selector?