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

firas fares
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firas fares
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Posted by firas fares
firas fares
Courses Plus Student 2,073 Points

i don't know something wrong

why isn't working ???

app.js 
const section = document.querySelector('section');
let paragraphs = section.children;
for (let i= 0; i < paragraphs.length; i ++) {
  paragraphs[i].style.Color ="blue";
}
index.html 
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
    <head>
        <title>Child Traversal</title>
    </head>
    <body>
        <section>
            <p>This is the first paragraph</p>
            <p>This is a slightly longer, second paragraph</p>
            <p>Shorter, last paragraph</p>
        </section>
        <footer>
            <p>&copy; 2016</p> 
        </footer>
        <script src="app.js"></script>
    </body>
</html>

2 Answers

Dale Severude
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Dale Severude
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Dale Severude
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Dale Severude
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The exact same code works for me with that change:

const section = document.querySelector('section');
let paragraphs = section.children;
for (let i= 0; i < paragraphs.length; i ++) {
  paragraphs[i].style.color ="blue";
}