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Ben Ahlander
7,528 PointsUncaught ReferenceError: myList is not defined
its probably something really stupid and simple but I cant figure out what the problem is.
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>JavaScript and the DOM</title>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="css/style.css">
</head>
<body>
<h1 id="myHeading">JavaScript and the DOM</h1>
<p>Making a web page interactive</p>
<p>Things that are purple:</p>
<ul>
<li>grapes</li>
<li>amethyst</li>
<li>lavender</li>
<li>plums</li>
</ul>
<script src="app.js"> </script>
</body>
</html>
const myList = document.getElementsByTagName('li');
for (let i = 0; i < mylist.length; i++) {
myList[i].style.color = 'purple';
}
1 Answer

james south
Front End Web Development Techdegree Graduate 33,258 Pointsin your for loop you are using both mylist and myList.
Ben Ahlander
7,528 PointsBen Ahlander
7,528 PointsThanks you sir. Dang it, I knew it would be something like that. good eye!