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

Posted by michael zippiroli
michael zippiroli
2,820 Points

I am very lost on this - watched the descendant selector and read through the link provided - looked at stack overflow..

I am very lost on this - watched the descendant selector and read through the link provided - looked at stack overflow - do not understand the solution

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Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,248 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,248 Points

A descendant selector is simply a combination of two selectors separated by a space. The first (left) one selects a containing element (not necessarily the direct parent), and the last (right) one selects the actual target(s).

Is the selector your only concern, or are you also unsure about the code that uses it? If you need more specific help, please post your code here.