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

Alasdair Marchant
Alasdair Marchant
4,592 Points
Posted by Alasdair Marchant
Alasdair Marchant
4,592 Points

Hi I can't work out this challenge. I've written: var listItems = document.querySelector("#rainbow.children");

What is the solution to this challenge and why?

js/app.js 
var listItems = document.querySelector("#rainbow.children");
var colors = ["#C2272D", "#F8931F", "#FFFF01", "#009245", "#0193D9", "#0C04ED", "#612F90"];

for(var i = 0; i < colors.length; i ++) {
  listItems[i].style.color = colors[i];    
}
index.html 
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
  <head>
    <title>Rainbow!</title>
  </head>
  <body>
    <ul id="rainbow">
      <li>This should be red</li>
      <li>This should be orange</li>
      <li>This should be yellow</li>
      <li>This should be green</li>
      <li>This should be blue</li>
      <li>This should be indigo</li>
      <li>This should be violet</li>
    </ul>
    <script src="js/app.js"></script>
  </body>
</html>

3 Answers

Adam Pengh
Adam Pengh
29,881 Points
Adam Pengh
Adam Pengh
29,881 Points

You want to select all of the <li> elements within the <ul id="rainbow"> element.

var listItems = document.querySelectorAll('ul#rainbow > li');
Abbey Tipton
Abbey Tipton
16,846 Points
Abbey Tipton
Abbey Tipton
16,846 Points

Hi there, the correct answer should be:

let listItems = document.querySelectorAll("#rainbow li");

because you need to select all the elements (querySelectorAll) and you need to select all of the li items under the ul with the id of rainbow.

MAURO ALFREDO MORALES LIMON
MAURO ALFREDO MORALES LIMON
338 Points
MAURO ALFREDO MORALES LIMON
MAURO ALFREDO MORALES LIMON
338 Points

Try with this =)

var List = document.querySelector("#rainbow"); var colors = ["#C2272D", "#F8931F", "#FFFF01", "#009245", "#0193D9", "#0C04ED", "#612F90"];

for (var p = 0; p <= List.children.length - 1; p++) { List.children[p].style.color = colors[p]; }