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

Meg Dooley
Meg Dooley
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Posted by Meg Dooley
Meg Dooley
7,321 Points

Practice selecting elements review challenge

I feel like I've tried every possible combination of selectors and i still can't get past the first challenge. Should I use the 'querySelectorAll' or am I supposed to amend the HTML document by adding a class or tag name?

4 Answers

Aakash Srivastava
Aakash Srivastava
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Aakash Srivastava
Aakash Srivastava
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Hey Meg Dooley , here is the code : 

// This will first select the "nav" tag and then  target all the "anchor" tag within it
let navigationLinks = document.querySelectorAll('nav a');
// This will first select the "ul" tag with id "gallery" and then target all the  "anchor" element within it
let galleryLinks = document.querySelectorAll('#gallery a');
// This will first select the "footer" element and then target all the "img" element within it
let footerImages = document.querySelectorAll('footer img');

Hope this helped :)

Victoria Aoka
Victoria Aoka
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Victoria Aoka
Victoria Aoka
7,652 Points

Hello Meg,

For the first task, since the challenge requires that we select the links which are in the nav element, you can use this:

let navigationLinks = document.querySelectorAll('nav a');

KRIS NIKOLAISEN
KRIS NIKOLAISEN
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KRIS NIKOLAISEN
KRIS NIKOLAISEN
54,971 Points

Here are some hints. But first review CSS Descendant Selector here

  • You shouldn't modify the html.
  • You should use querySelectorAll.
  • Make sure you select links (a not li). A lot of people make that mistake on this challenge.
Meg Dooley
Meg Dooley
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Meg Dooley
Meg Dooley
7,321 Points

Thanks all!

I was going mad from overthinking everything!