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Adding a new element to a list
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Deleting a new task in the list

The task is added! But so far we cannot remove it. And the message does not disappear, even though the message is no longer current once we add another task to the list. Let’s fix this problem.

We need to tie a handler to the checkbox so that the task can be removed. We need to delete the task from the list when changing the checkbox status… Doesn’t it remind you of anything? We already wrote this code. You can find it in the addCheckHandler function. We passed those list elements that were already on the page to this function. Now we have a new element that did not exist before, and we also need to pass it to this function in order to add a handler.

We will pass the task to the addCheckHandler function before we add this element to the page. In that case, an element with the handler and all of the desired functionality will appear in the list. It is as if we first configure the element, and only then do we add it to the page.

First, add the handler and make sure that the new task is deleted. And only then figure out how to make the message disappear.

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  • index.html
  • style.css
  • script.js
HTML
<!DOCTYPE html> <html lang="en"> <head> <meta charset="utf-8"> <title>The To-Do List</title> <link href="style.css" rel="stylesheet"> </head> <body> <h1 class="visually-hidden">The To-Do List</h1> <ul class="todo-list"> </ul> <p class="empty-tasks">All of the tasks have been completed. There are no new tasks.</p> <form class="add-form" action="https://echo.htmlacademy.ru/courses" method="post"> <input class="add-form-input" type="text" aria-label="Task description" placeholder="For example, buy an elephant" required> <button class="add-form-button" type="submit">Add new task</button> </form> <template id="task-template"> <li class="todo-list-item"> <label> <input type="checkbox" class="todo-list-input"> <span></span> </label> </li> </template> <script src="script.js"></script> </body> </html>
CSS
@font-face { font-weight: 400; font-family: "Muller"; font-style: normal; font-display: swap; src: url("fonts/Muller.woff") format("woff"); } body { margin: 40px 32px; font-size: 18px; line-height: normal; font-family: "Muller", sans-serif; } .visually-hidden, .todo-list-input { position: absolute; width: 1px; height: 1px; margin: -1px; padding: 0; overflow: hidden; white-space: nowrap; border: 0; clip: rect(0 0 0 0); clip-path: inset(100%); } .hidden { display: none; } .todo-list { margin: 0; padding: 0; list-style: none; } .todo-list-item { margin-bottom: 12px; } .todo-list-item label { display: block; padding: 12px 18px; background-color: #ffffff; border-radius: 4px; box-shadow: 0 2px 5px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.15); cursor: pointer; user-select: none; } .todo-list-item span { display: flex; align-items: center; } .todo-list-input + span::before { content: ""; display: inline-block; width: 16px; height: 16px; margin-right: 16px; background-color: #ffffff; border: 2px solid #69b253; border-radius: 4px; } .todo-list-input:checked + span::before { background-color: #69b253; background-image: url("check-white.svg"); background-repeat: no-repeat; background-position: center; } .todo-list-input:not(:checked):hover + span::before, .todo-list-input:not(:checked):focus + span::before { background-color: rgba(105, 178, 83, 0.2); } .empty-tasks { color: #69b253; } .empty-tasks::before { content: ""; width: 14px; height: 13px; margin-right: 13px; background-image: url("check-green.svg"); background-repeat: no-repeat; background-position: center; } .add-form { display: flex; } .add-form-input { flex-grow: 1; box-sizing: border-box; height: 46px; margin-right: 16px; padding: 12px; font: inherit; border: 1px solid #a1b5c4; border-radius: 4px; } .add-form-input:focus { border: 1px solid #69b253; outline: none; } .add-form-input:hover { box-shadow: 0 0 6px rgba(105, 178, 83, 0.6); } .add-form-input::placeholder { color: #a1b5c4; } .add-form-button { flex-shrink: 0; padding: 12px; font: inherit; color: #ffffff; background-color: #69b253; border: none; border-radius: 4px; user-select: none; touch-action: manipulation; } .add-form-button:hover, .add-form-button:focus { background-color: #5aa045; outline: none; } .add-form-button:active { background-color: #42862e; }
JavaScript
var list = document.querySelector('.todo-list'); var items = list.children; var emptyListMessage = document.querySelector('.empty-tasks'); var newItemForm = document.querySelector('.add-form'); var newItemTitle = newItemForm.querySelector('.add-form-input'); var taskTemplate = document.querySelector('#task-template').content; var newItemTemplate = taskTemplate.querySelector('.todo-list-item'); var toggleEmptyListMessage = function () { if (items.length === 0) { emptyListMessage.classList.remove('hidden'); } }; var addCheckHandler = function (item) { var checkbox = item.querySelector('.todo-list-input'); checkbox.addEventListener('change', function () { item.remove(); toggleEmptyListMessage(); }); }; for (var i = 0; i < items.length; i++) { addCheckHandler(items[i]); } newItemForm.addEventListener('submit', function (evt) { evt.preventDefault(); var taskText = newItemTitle.value; var task = newItemTemplate.cloneNode(true); var taskDescription = task.querySelector('span'); taskDescription.textContent = taskText; // Call the addCheckHandler function here list.appendChild(task); });

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    1. Inside the handler, before adding a new element to the end of the list, pass the task element to the addCheckHandler function.
    2. Add the new task Take it easy, and don’t give up by clicking on the “Add new task” button.
    3. Try to remove the new task by clicking on the checkbox.

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