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

Posted by Mike John
Mike John
3,182 Points

How should I select the entire lists of different elements from the index.html in this challenge.? Please help

How should I select the entire lists of different elements from the index.html in this challenge.? Please help

js/app.js 
let navigationLinks = document.getElementById('nav');
let galleryLinks;
let footerImages;
index.html 
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
  <head>
    <meta charset="utf-8">
    <title>Nick Pettit | Designer</title>
    <link rel="stylesheet" href="css/normalize.css">
    <link href='http://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Changa+One|Open+Sans:400italic,700italic,400,700,800' rel='stylesheet' type='text/css'>
    <link rel="stylesheet" href="css/main.css">
    <link rel="stylesheet" href="css/responsive.css">
    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
  </head>
  <body>
    <header>
      <a href="index.html" id="logo">
        <h1>Nick Pettit</h1>
        <h2>Designer</h2>
      </a>
      <nav id='nav' >
        <ul>
          <li><a href="index.html" class="selected">Portfolio</a></li>
          <li><a href="about.html">About</a></li>
          <li><a href="contact.html">Contact</a></li>
        </ul>
      </nav>
    </header>
    <div id="wrapper">
      <section>
        <ul id="gallery">
          <li>
            <a href="img/numbers-01.jpg">
              <img src="img/numbers-01.jpg" alt="">
              <p>Experimentation with color and texture.</p>
            </a>
          </li>
          <li>
            <a href="img/numbers-02.jpg">
              <img src="img/numbers-02.jpg" alt="">
              <p>Playing with blending modes in Photoshop.</p>
            </a>
          </li>
        </ul>
      </section>
      <footer>
        <a href="http://twitter.com/nickrp"><img src="img/twitter-wrap.png" alt="Twitter Logo" class="social-icon"></a>
        <a href="http://facebook.com/nickpettit"><img src="img/facebook-wrap.png" alt="Facebook Logo" class="social-icon"></a>
        <p>&copy; 2016 Nick Pettit.</p>
      </footer>
    </div>
  <script src="js/app.js"></script>
  </body>
</html>

4 Answers

leahakbashev
leahakbashev
8,730 Points
leahakbashev
leahakbashev
8,730 Points

Its links inside of li inside of ul inside of nav: let navigationLinks=document.querySelectorAll('nav ul li a');

Mike John
Mike John
3,182 Points

Thanks a lot Leah Akbashev . But why is this not working then : let galleryLinks= document.querySelectorAll('div section li a img'); And what about footerImages.?

leahakbashev
leahakbashev
8,730 Points
leahakbashev
leahakbashev
8,730 Points

the img is in the <footer> element (just like in the ul tag or li tag) therefore it wold be ('footer a img')

Mike John
Mike John
3,182 Points

its not working Leah. I even tried this: 

 let galleryLinks= document.querySelectorAll('section ul li img');
leahakbashev
leahakbashev
8,730 Points
leahakbashev
leahakbashev
8,730 Points

let footerImages = document.querySelectorAll('footer a img');

Mike John
Mike John
3,182 Points

How do i do that for 

let galleryLinks;

..????

leahakbashev
leahakbashev
8,730 Points
leahakbashev
leahakbashev
8,730 Points

= document.querySelectorAll('#gallery li a');