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Tao Zhang
1,535 PointsHello, I am wondering if anyone has a simpler replacement for the command document.write("")?
This command is not recommended any more. There are some complicated procedures online for alternatives, which I don't quite understand. So if there is a simpler alternative, I am all ears. Thanks!
2 Answers
Travis Alstrand
Treehouse Project ReviewerHi there Tao Zhang ! 👋
There are definitely alternatives and better approaches but I honestly wouldn't worry about it at this stage you're currently at. You'll learn all about them very very soon and get lots of practice with them! The alternatives you saw are likely more difficult looking because you have to essentially get reference to an element on the page in which you want to manipulate.
If you're curious on how to select elements now though you can check this out:
MDN Locating DOM elements using selectors
and two common ways of adjusting the text of the selected element:
But as I said, hang in there, you'll learn all about these soon enough 👍
Tao Zhang
1,535 PointsThanks, Travis. I'm looking forward to learning more about alternatives.