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JavaScript One Solution

Vijayalaxmi vastrad
Vijayalaxmi vastrad
2,789 Points
Posted by Vijayalaxmi vastrad
Vijayalaxmi vastrad
2,789 Points

3rd question not working

// 3: Select all elements with the class '.card'. 
//    Set their background color to the color of your choice.
const myClass=document.getElementsByClassName('card');
for(let i=0;i<myClass.length;i++){
myClass[i].style.backgroundColor='pink';
}

2 Answers

Siddharth Pandey
Siddharth Pandey
7,280 Points

Your code is accurate, but you selected an element not a class, to select a class you have to put a '.' in front of the class name.

For example

const myClass=document.getElementsByClassName('.card');
for(let i=0;i<myClass.length;i++){
myClass[i].style.backgroundColor='pink';
}

It should work with this fix.

Bozena Jablonski
Bozena Jablonski
4,944 Points
Bozena Jablonski
Bozena Jablonski
4,944 Points

I thought that you only had to add the '.' before a class name in a querySelector not in getElementsByClassName, as it's already obvious that you're looking for a class. Vijayalaxmi has just copied the teacher here.

Sean Paulson
Sean Paulson
6,668 Points
Sean Paulson
Sean Paulson
6,668 Points

Yes the example the instructor is using getElementsByClassName without the dot and his is rendering. mine is only rendering the first two. Also if I use the dot like you suggested it does not work at all.

I got it to work using document.querySelectorAll('.card'); Then use the for loop.