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JavaScript One Solution

Doron Geyer
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Doron Geyer
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Doron Geyer
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Code for this particular exercise doesnt seem to update the webpage.

as mentioned my code doesnt seem to make any changes to the preview page. here's a snapshot of the actual code on my end. https://w.trhou.se/ws4lp50dq1

Doron Geyer
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link to the exercise https://teamtreehouse.com/library/one-solution-8 snapshot of my workspace https://w.trhou.se/ws4lp50dq1

as mentioned nothing seems to update. 

// 1: Select the element with the ID 'about'. 
//    Store the element in the variable `about`.
const about = document.getElementById('about');
about.style.border = "2px solid firebrick";

// 2: Select all the <h2> elements in the document.
//    Set the color of the <h2> elements to a different color.
const h2;
h2 =document.getElementsByTagName("h2")
for(i=0;i <h2.length;i++){
  h2[i].style.color = "purple";
}

// 3: Select all elements with the class '.card'. 
//    Set their background color to the color of your choice.
const card= document.getElementsByClassName('.card');
for(i=0;i <card.length;i++){
  card[i].style.backgroundColor = "purple";
}
// 4: Select only the first <ul> in the document.
//    Assign it to a variable named `ul`.
const ul = document.querySelector("ul");
ul.style.border = "2px solid indigo";

// 5: Select only the second element with the class '.container'.
//    Assign it to a variable named `container`.
const container = getElementsByClassName ("container")[1];
container.style.backgroundColor = "royalblue";

// 6: Select all <a> elements that have a 'title' attribute. 
//    Set their color value to the color of your choice.
const titleLinks = document.querySelectorAll("a[title]");
for(i=0;i<titleLinks.length;i++){
  titleLinks[i].style.color = "green";
}
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Steven Parker Hi there, I see you commented on one of my posts. Thanks again for taking the time to help out on the forums. I have created a separate question here and added a snapshot of my code. I have also tried adding the suggestions below by anthony amaro but the problem remains the same. I am seeing the same issue. I suspect whatever my issue is, is the same one faced by the other student.

3 Answers

Steven Parker
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There's no problem with the workspace updating, but the code has some errors keeping it from working:

On line 8, there's a "const" declaration with no assignment, but then an assignment on the next line. A "const" variable must be assigned when it is declared, and it cannot be assigned later. So do this instead:

const h2 = document.getElementsByTagName("h2");

Then on line 27 there's a call to "getElementsByClassName", but it should be "document.‍getElementsByClassName".

Fix those and the code will start working. And Anthony pointed out a few additional (but non-fatal) issues you may want to fix as well.

Doron Geyer
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Thanks for the response, I wasn't aware that const had to be given an assignment immediately, glad to learn that. will correct and re-attempt it again.

anthony amaro
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anthony amaro
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hello doron i see a few things that may be causing the issue

const about = document.getElementById('about');
about.style.border = "2px solid firebrick";

const h2;
h2 =document.getElementsByTagName("h2")



for(i=0;i <h2.length;i++){ 
// here you forgot to declare your variabele for(let i = 0; i < h2.length; i++)
  h2[i].style.color = "purple";
}

// 3: Select all elements with the class '.card'. 


const card= document.getElementsByClassName('.card');    
     // you are getting the elementsByClassName you dont need the .  it should be ('card');

for(i=0;i <card.length;i++){
   // here the foorloop again
  card[i].style.backgroundColor = "purple";
}




const ul = document.querySelector("ul");
ul.style.border = "2px solid indigo";


const container = getElementsByClassName ("container")[1];
container.style.backgroundColor = "royalblue";

// 6: Select all <a> elements that have a 'title' attribute. 
//    Set their color value to the color of your choice.



const titleLinks = document.querySelectorAll("a[title]");
for(i=0;i<titleLinks.length;i++){  
    // same here with the loop above. (let i = 0; i < titleLinks.length; i++)
  titleLinks[i].style.color = "green";
}

i hope this helps

Doron Geyer
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Doron Geyer
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Hi anthony amaro , thanks for the response. I have implemented the changes you suggested to test out and see if it resolves the issue. Unfortunately no changes, the issue persists.

anthony amaro
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anthony amaro
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i see what the problem is. i actually open the project to see whats happening

const h2;
h2 =document.getElementsByTagName("h2")

// here just set const h2 = document.getElementsByTagName("h2");


const container = getElementsByClassName ("container")[1];
//here i actually didnt see that you missed ( document ) sorry about that
// const container = document.getElementsByClassName("container")[1];
container.style.backgroundColor = "royalblue";