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HTML Build an Interactive Website Introduction to jQuery Using jQuery to Select Elements

Posted by Chris Mcintosh
Chris Mcintosh
5,991 Points

Not sure why this isn't working

$("#container"); $(".nav ul li");

3 Answers

Steve Muthig
Steve Muthig
4,225 Points

Chris

Had the same problem its in the order the elements are listed try this $("ul.nav li");

Omar Zeidan
Omar Zeidan
8,893 Points
Omar Zeidan
Omar Zeidan
8,893 Points

Hello Chris Mcintosh, Please can you give more details about the issue you are having?

It seems that your selectors are fine, so what the error you got ?

Tip :You can use the console in the Chrome Devtool to monitor what is going on.

Chris Mcintosh
Chris Mcintosh
5,991 Points
Chris Mcintosh
Chris Mcintosh
5,991 Points

Thanks Steve!