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

vrysa godae
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vrysa godae
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Posted by vrysa godae
vrysa godae
Courses Plus Student 1,928 Points

how to select links in this nav element and assign them to a variable?

Consider below html: <nav> <ul> <li><a href="about.html">About</a></li> <li><a href="contact.html">Contact</a></li> </ul> </nav>

how to select links in this nav element and assign them to a variable?

js/app.js 
let navigationLinks = document.querySelectorAll('['href']');
let galleryLinks;
let footerImages;
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
231,269 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,269 Points

You have the right idea.

Using querySelectorAll is a good idea, but you need a different selector. While links will likely contain an href property, that's not the easiest way to select them (and you wouldn't enclose the property name in quotes). But you don't want to select every link on the page anyway, just the ones in the nav element. So this might be a good place for a descendant selector. Remember how those work? You name the enclosing element, then a space, then the element(s) you want to select within it.

I'll bet you can get it now without an explicit spoiler.

Peter Larson
Peter Larson
6,412 Points
Peter Larson
Peter Larson
6,412 Points

I haven't been taught descendant selectors yet, I think this quiz must be used in multiple courses.

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

Selectors are more of a CSS concept. You'd find them in courses like CSS Basics and CSS Selectors. One of those should probably be listed as a prerequisite for this course.