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JavaScript JavaScript and the DOM (Retiring) Traversing the DOM Sibling Traversal

Posted by Osaro Igbinovia
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Osaro Igbinovia
Full Stack JavaScript Techdegree Student 15,928 Points

Can I get a solution to this challenge?

Here's my code. Where did I go wrong?

const list = document.getElementsByTagName('ul')[0];

list.addEventListener('click', function(e) { if (e.target.tagName == 'BUTTON') { if(e.target.className == 'highlight'){ let li = e.target.parentNode; let prev = li.previousElementSibling; let ul = li.parentNode; if(prev){ ul.insertBefore(li,prev); } prev = li + prev; } } });

app.js 
const list = document.getElementsByTagName('ul')[0];

list.addEventListener('click', function(e) {
  if (e.target.tagName == 'BUTTON') {
    if(e.target.className == 'highlight'){
     let li = e.target.parentNode;
     let prev = li.previousElementSibling;
     let ul = li.parentNode;
      if(prev){
          ul.insertBefore(li,prev);
      }
      prev = li + prev;
    }
  }
});
index.html 
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
    <head>
        <title>JavaScript and the DOM</title>
    </head>
    <link rel="stylesheet" href="style.css" />
    <body>
        <section>
            <h1>Making a Webpage Interactive</h1>
            <p>Things to Learn</p>
            <ul>
                <li><p>Element Selection</p><button class = 'highlight'>Highlight</button></li>
                <li><p>Events</p><button class = 'highlight'>Highlight</button></li>
                <li><p>Event Listening</p><button class = 'highlight'>Highlight</button></li>
                <li><p>DOM Traversal</p><button class = 'highlight'>Highlight</button></li>
            </ul>
        </section>
        <script src="app.js"></script>
    </body>
</html>

2 Answers

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
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Steven Parker
Steven Parker
229,783 Points

You won't need to change the position of any elements for this challenge, and if you've already identified the sibling element you won't need to access anything further up the DOM tree in ancestry.

All you need here is to change (or add to) the class property of the sibling element.

Osaro Igbinovia
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Osaro Igbinovia
Full Stack JavaScript Techdegree Student 15,928 Points

I've been trying to solve this challenge for the past 12 hours with your tip but I'm really confused and I've tried everything I can.

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
229,783 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
229,783 Points

Here's another couple of hints: a typical solution requires only one line and is an assignment statement. No conditionals ("if" statements) are necessary.

If you're still stuck after that, post the code you have now.

Osaro Igbinovia
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Osaro Igbinovia
Full Stack JavaScript Techdegree Student 15,928 Points
Osaro Igbinovia
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Osaro Igbinovia
Full Stack JavaScript Techdegree Student 15,928 Points

I've already passed the challenge and understand what you've been trying to say. Thank you :)

e.target.previousSibling.className = 'highlight';