JavaScript DOM Scripting By Example Editing and Filtering Names Fix DOM Manipulation Code

Ian Olson
Ian Olson
2,204 Points
Posted by Ian Olson
Ian Olson
2,204 Points

Scope too narrow?

Not sure if I should be using the event or the i variable because either way it either boldens everything or nothing.

app.js 
const laws = document.getElementsByTagName('li');
const indexText = document.getElementById('boldIndex');
const button = document.getElementById('embolden');

button.addEventListener('click', (e) => {
    const index = parseInt(indexText.value, 10);

    for (let i = 0; i < laws.length; i += 1) {
       let law = laws[i];

       // replace 'false' with a correct test condition on the line below
       if (event.textInput === 0,1,2) {

           law.style.fontWeight = 'bold';
       } else {
           law.style.fontWeight = 'normal';
       }
    }
});
index.html 
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
  <title>Newton's Laws</title>
</head>
<body>
  <h1>Newton's Laws of Motion</h1>
  <ul>
    <li>An object in motion tends to stay in motion, unless acted on by an outside force.</li>
    <li>Acceleration is dependent on the forces acting upon an object and the mass of the object.</li>
    <li>For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction.</li>
  </ul>
  <input type="text" id="boldIndex">
  <button id="embolden">Embolden</button>
  <script src="app.js"></script>
</body>
</html>

2 Answers

Emmanuel C
Emmanuel C
8,730 Points
Emmanuel C
Emmanuel C
8,730 Points

You can just use the "i", event.textinput isnt defined, but the number being passed in is already in the index variable.

if(i === index)
Daniel Baker
Daniel Baker
15,356 Points
Daniel Baker
Daniel Baker
15,356 Points

Ian,

1) The event is designated 'e' on line 5, not 'event'. (But this isn't needed for the answer)

2) The button was clicked that created the even so e.textInput would be pulling information from the button not the input box.

3) The input box was put into a variable already on line 2

const indexText = document.getElementById('boldIndex');

4) You are in a loop, so you can use the i variable instead of 0,1,2 on line 12

5) So check to see if indexText is equal to the index of the loop.

Answer

 if (indexText === i) {