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JavaScript JavaScript and the DOM (Retiring) Getting a Handle on the DOM Selecting Multiple Elements

Mohd Aamir Mir
Mohd Aamir Mir
3,281 Points
Posted by Mohd Aamir Mir
Mohd Aamir Mir
3,281 Points

can anyone help with this one?

this is not working..plz tell where i am doing wrong

js/app.js 
var collection= document.querySelector('#rainbow')
var listItems=collection.querySelectorAll('ul');

var colors = ["#C2272D", "#F8931F", "#FFFF01", "#009245", "#0193D9", "#0C04ED", "#612F90"];

for(var i = 0; i < colors.length; i ++) {
  listItems[i].style.color = colors[i];    
}
index.html 
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
  <head>
    <title>Rainbow!</title>
  </head>
  <body>
    <ul id="rainbow">
      <li>This should be red</li>
      <li>This should be orange</li>
      <li>This should be yellow</li>
      <li>This should be green</li>
      <li>This should be blue</li>
      <li>This should be indigo</li>
      <li>This should be violet</li>
    </ul>
    <script src="js/app.js"></script>
  </body>
</html>

3 Answers

Piotr Manczak
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var listItems = document.getElementsByTagName('li');

var colors = ["#C2272D", "#F8931F", "#FFFF01", "#009245", "#0193D9", "#0C04ED", "#612F90"];

for(var i = 0; i < colors.length; i ++) {

listItems[i].style.color = colors[i];

}

Mohd Aamir Mir
Mohd Aamir Mir
3,281 Points
Mohd Aamir Mir
Mohd Aamir Mir
3,281 Points

Thanks for ur comment...Yeah i figured that out..