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JavaScript Interactive Web Pages with JavaScript Traversing and Manipulating the DOM with JavaScript Traversing Elements

Matija Skriljak
Matija Skriljak
3,338 Points
Posted by Matija Skriljak
Matija Skriljak
3,338 Points

How to make this work??? With my code editor and 2 different solutions task is accomplished, but not here, again!!

I have two solutions, both do the work, but can't work with that test???

app.js 
//Select the navigation
var navigation = document.getElementById("navigation");

//Select all listItems from the navigation
var listItems = navigation.children;

//When a navigation link is pressed
var linkListener = function() {
  console.log("Listener is clicked!");
}

var bindEventsToLinks = function(listItem) {
  //Select the anchor
  var anchor = listItem;
  //Bind the linkListener to the anchor element (a) 
  anchor.onclick = linkListener;
}

for(var i = 0; i < listItems.length ; i++) {
    bindEventsToLinks(listItems[i]);
}
index.html 
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head></head>
<body>

<ul id="navigation">
  <li>
    <a href="#home">Home</a>
  </li>
  <li>
    <a href="#about">About</a>
  </li>
  <li>    
    <a href="#contact">Contact</a>
  </li>
</ul>

<p>A few of my favourite things:</p>
<ul>
  <li>
    Rain drops on roses
  </li>
  <li>
    Whiskers on kittens
  </li>
  <li>
    Brown paper packages wrapped up with string
  </li>
</ul>

<script src="app.js"></script>
</body>
</html>

2 Answers

Tonye Jack
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Tonye Jack
Full Stack JavaScript Techdegree Student 12,469 Points
Tonye Jack
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Tonye Jack
Full Stack JavaScript Techdegree Student 12,469 Points

Since its not a default click element you can just bind the click handler to the list item with 

     var anchor = listItem.querySelector("a");
      anchor.bind('click', linkListener);

best practice to query the selector for the element to ensure your adding the listener to the right element

like the above answer