getElementByClass ?

Question

In JavaScript I have this from a lesson: let userName = prompt(“Please enter your name”);
document.getElementById(‘userName’).textContent = userName;
And this is the html: <p>Hello </p><p id = userName></p> i wanna know if i can change everything that has to do with id to class like “document.getElememtByClass” and “<p class = userName> so that I can call it whenever I want since I can’t just make multiple name ids since that’s not allowed (btw I don’t even know if any of this is possible if so pls tell me.

Answer 1

rblx _pro here is a quick example

https://sololearn.com/compiler-playground/W95aNEUBVETi/?ref=app

Answer 2

Yes, in JavaScript, classes are objects. This means they have properties and methods, just like any other object. The id property, however, is not a built-in property of classes in JavaScript. It's more commonly used to identify HTML elements in the DOM.

Answer 3

BroFar so basicaly it is a thing? getElememtByClassName

Answer 4

Remember that classes might be used by multiple elements.
so it's plural form.
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document.getElementsByClassName('yourclass');

and it returns an HTMLCollection, not a single element.

https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Document/getElementsByClassName

Answer 5

In JavaScript, classes are indeed objects, which means they possess properties and methods like any other object. However, the id property is not a standard feature of JavaScript classes. It is typically used to identify HTML elements within the DOM.

Answer 6

thomas642daniel
I think the class in className is referring to css class, not javascript class objects...