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

Lucciano Molina
Lucciano Molina
7,332 Points
Posted by Lucciano Molina
Lucciano Molina
7,332 Points

Next, change the color of each child paragraph blue.

Hi, I'm not sure where I'm going wrong with my code. I feel like its correct. I've looked at the other two answers for help but I keep getting an unexpected error that reads. Unexpected token < (3:17). could someone please take a look and give a hint. Thank you.

app.js 
var section = document.querySelector('section');
var paragraphs = section.children;
for(let i = 0, i < paragraphs.length, i += 1){
  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; 2019</p> 
        </footer>
        <script src="app.js"></script>
    </body>
</html>

2 Answers

Dimitar Dimitrov
Dimitar Dimitrov
11,800 Points
Dimitar Dimitrov
Dimitar Dimitrov
11,800 Points

In the for loop conditions you need to separate them with

;

not

 ,

like this :

for(let i = 0; i < paragraphs.length; i += 1){
  paragraphs[i].style.color = 'blue'
};