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JavaScript JavaScript and the DOM (Retiring) Getting a Handle on the DOM Select All Elements of a Particular Type

Michael Fazekas
Michael Fazekas
630 Points
Posted by Michael Fazekas
Michael Fazekas
630 Points

problem it wont turn purple?

it wont turn purple, I triple checked my code, I'm using chrome also on a mac, ``const myList = document.getElementsByTagName('li');

for(let i = 0, i < myList.length; i++){ myList[i].style.color = "purple"; } `` when i look at the console it says syntaxerror unexpected token <

Michael Fazekas
Michael Fazekas
630 Points
Michael Fazekas
Michael Fazekas
630 Points

nvm I fixed it. i forgot to code block let i =0; not let i =0,

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
229,732 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
229,732 Points

For the benefit of other readers, the three clauses of a "for" loop must be separated by semicolons (not commas).