Javascript and DOM: Building Content
<div id="seasonslist1">
<p>
<button onclick="makeSeasonsList();" type="submit">Click to append list of seasons </button>
</p>
</div>
In
script
element within head
element (<script>
):
function makeSeasonsList() {
let ul_node = document.createElement("ul");
// Autumn
let li_node1 = document.createElement("li");
let li_text1 = document.createTextNode("Autumn");
li_node1.appendChild(li_text1);
// Winter
let li_node2 = document.createElement("li");
let li_text2 = document.createTextNode("Winter");
li_node2.appendChild(li_text2);
// Spring
let li_node3 = document.createElement("li");
let li_text3 = document.createTextNode("Spring");
li_node3.appendChild(li_text3);
// Summer
let li_node4 = document.createElement("li");
let li_text4 = document.createTextNode("Summer");
li_node4.appendChild(li_text4);
// Append the list items to the ul
ul_node.appendChild(li_node1);
ul_node.appendChild(li_node2);
ul_node.appendChild(li_node3);
ul_node.appendChild(li_node4);
// Place on page
let container = document.getElementById("seasonslist1");
container.appendChild(ul_node);
}