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

Hayder Jebur
Hayder Jebur
2,405 Points
Posted by Hayder Jebur
Hayder Jebur
2,405 Points

Hi guys, I have a question about Query Selector descendants of an element... How I can select specific li inside ul?

I stuck in the challenge question about selecting elements inside ul

js/app.js 
let navigationLinks;
let galleryLinks;
let footerImages;

navigationLinks = document.querySelectorAll('nav>ul>li')
index.html 
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
  <head>
    <meta charset="utf-8">
    <title>Nick Pettit | Designer</title>
    <link rel="stylesheet" href="css/normalize.css">
    <link href='http://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Changa+One|Open+Sans:400italic,700italic,400,700,800' rel='stylesheet' type='text/css'>
    <link rel="stylesheet" href="css/main.css">
    <link rel="stylesheet" href="css/responsive.css">
    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
  </head>
  <body>
    <header>
      <a href="index.html" id="logo">
        <h1>Nick Pettit</h1>
        <h2>Designer</h2>
      </a>
      <nav>
        <ul>
          <li><a href="index.html" class="selected">Portfolio</a></li>
          <li><a href="about.html">About</a></li>
          <li><a href="contact.html">Contact</a></li>
        </ul>
      </nav>
    </header>
    <div id="wrapper">
      <section>
        <ul id="gallery">
          <li>
            <a href="img/numbers-01.jpg">
              <img src="img/numbers-01.jpg" alt="">
              <p>Experimentation with color and texture.</p>
            </a>
          </li>
          <li>
            <a href="img/numbers-02.jpg">
              <img src="img/numbers-02.jpg" alt="">
              <p>Playing with blending modes in Photoshop.</p>
            </a>
          </li>
        </ul>
      </section>
      <footer>
        <a href="http://twitter.com/nickrp"><img src="img/twitter-wrap.png" alt="Twitter Logo" class="social-icon"></a>
        <a href="http://facebook.com/nickpettit"><img src="img/facebook-wrap.png" alt="Facebook Logo" class="social-icon"></a>
        <p>&copy; 2016 Nick Pettit.</p>
      </footer>
    </div>
  <script src="js/app.js"></script>
  </body>
</html>

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
229,732 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
229,732 Points

I think you may have misread the objective. The instructions say "select all links inside the <nav> element" (not a specific list item). And links are implemented with anchor (a) elements.

They also hint about using a descendant selector. That's where you separate the container spec from the target with a space. The ">" symbol is a direct child selector.

Hayder Jebur
Hayder Jebur
2,405 Points
Hayder Jebur
Hayder Jebur
2,405 Points

thank you Steven for the reply but how would you select all li that inside nav ?

Hayder Jebur
Hayder Jebur
2,405 Points
Hayder Jebur
Hayder Jebur
2,405 Points

Yes, you are right I misread the objective I got it now Thank you so much

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
229,732 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
229,732 Points

Hayder Jebur ā€” Glad to help. You can mark a question solved by choosing a "best answer".
And happy coding!