dom-creation

Question 1

Does the document.createElement( ) method insert a new element into the page?

Answer 1

No, only creates the element.

Question 2

How do you add an element as a child to another element?

Answer 2

appendChild( ) method

Question 3

What do you pass as the arguments to the element.setAttribute( ) method?

Answer 3

Two arguments: name and value

Question 4

What steps do you need to take in order to insert a new element into the page?

Answer 4

createElement and then append it

Question 5

What is the textContent property of an element object for?

Answer 5

access or add the text content to the element

Question 6

Name two ways to set the class attribute of a DOM element.

Answer 6

Element.setAttribute( )

Element.className

Question 7

What are two advantages of defining a function to do create something (like the work of creating a DOM tree)?

Answer 7

Defining a function allows for reusability so you don’t have to write the function over and over. Defined functions are also easy to test.