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

brendon hanson
brendon hanson
6,191 Points
Posted by brendon hanson
brendon hanson
6,191 Points

HELP! Only works with one button. Quiz

I can't figure out how to get every button from the DOM

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

list.addEventListener('click', function(e) {
  if (e.target.tagName == 'BUTTON') {
    button.previousElementSibling.className = 'highlight';
  }
});
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>Highlight</button></li>
                <li><p>Events</p><button>Highlight</button></li>
                <li><p>Event Listening</p><button>Highlight</button></li>
                <li><p>DOM Traversal</p><button>Highlight</button></li>
            </ul>
        </section>
        <script src="app.js"></script>
    </body>
</html>

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,269 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,269 Points

You have the right idea, but instead of referencing a previously selected button, you need to change the sibling of the event target (e.target). You won't need to create a "button" variable.

brendon hanson
brendon hanson
6,191 Points
brendon hanson
brendon hanson
6,191 Points

I don't get what you mean by "Change sibling of e.target" I tried this and thought for sure it would work but it doesn't

const list = document.getElementsByTagName('ul')[0];
list.addEventListener('click', function(e) {
   let li = list.nextElementSibling;
  if (e.target.tagName == 'BUTTON') {
          li.nextElementSibling.className = 'highlights';
  }
});
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,269 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,269 Points

What I meant was:

    button.previousElementSibling.className = 'highlight';    // instead of this...
    e.target.previousElementSibling.className = 'highlight';  // you could write THIS

You don't need to create any new variables.

brendon hanson
brendon hanson
6,191 Points
brendon hanson
brendon hanson
6,191 Points

I just tried that and it didn't work...

brendon hanson
brendon hanson
6,191 Points
brendon hanson
brendon hanson
6,191 Points

Nvm, lol it works! I said highlights instead of highlight on accident