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JavaScript JavaScript and the DOM (Retiring) Getting a Handle on the DOM Practice Selecting Elements

Ubaid Eusufzai
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Ubaid Eusufzai
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Posted by Ubaid Eusufzai
Ubaid Eusufzai
Courses Plus Student 9,621 Points

What is descendent selector, and how do I solve this? Stuck here for a couple of hours now

It hints to use a descendent selector that I am unfamiliar with.

js/app.js 
let navigationLinks = document.querySelectorAll('.nav')[3];
let galleryLinks;
let footerImages;
index.html 
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
  <head>
    <meta charset="utf-8">
    <title>Nick Pettit | Designer</title>
    <link rel="stylesheet" href="css/normalize.css">
    <link href='http://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Changa+One|Open+Sans:400italic,700italic,400,700,800' rel='stylesheet' type='text/css'>
    <link rel="stylesheet" href="css/main.css">
    <link rel="stylesheet" href="css/responsive.css">
    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
  </head>
  <body>
    <header>
      <a href="index.html" id="logo">
        <h1>Nick Pettit</h1>
        <h2>Designer</h2>
      </a>
      <nav>
        <ul>
          <li><a href="index.html" class="selected">Portfolio</a></li>
          <li><a href="about.html">About</a></li>
          <li><a href="contact.html">Contact</a></li>
        </ul>
      </nav>
    </header>
    <div id="wrapper">
      <section>
        <ul id="gallery">
          <li>
            <a href="img/numbers-01.jpg">
              <img src="img/numbers-01.jpg" alt="">
              <p>Experimentation with color and texture.</p>
            </a>
          </li>
          <li>
            <a href="img/numbers-02.jpg">
              <img src="img/numbers-02.jpg" alt="">
              <p>Playing with blending modes in Photoshop.</p>
            </a>
          </li>
        </ul>
      </section>
      <footer>
        <a href="http://twitter.com/nickrp"><img src="img/twitter-wrap.png" alt="Twitter Logo" class="social-icon"></a>
        <a href="http://facebook.com/nickpettit"><img src="img/facebook-wrap.png" alt="Facebook Logo" class="social-icon"></a>
        <p>&copy; 2016 Nick Pettit.</p>
      </footer>
    </div>
  <script src="js/app.js"></script>
  </body>
</html>

2 Answers

Cory Harkins
Cory Harkins
16,500 Points
Cory Harkins
Cory Harkins
16,500 Points

const t = document.querySelector('.mixed-box > #forum-post-meta > #forum-post-breadcrumb > #forum-post-breadcrumb-topic')

A descendant selector is simply a nested element you are querying for, in your case, you have 2 sets of <ul> elements containing links (one in a nav, and one in a header). How do you specify the right target? nav > ul > li.

Ubaid Eusufzai
Ubaid Eusufzai
Courses Plus Student 9,621 Points
Ubaid Eusufzai
Ubaid Eusufzai
Courses Plus Student 9,621 Points

Hi Cory, Thanks for your help. however, I'll need more guidance, above example gave me no clue. Could you teach me what specific command and syntax to use here?

Ubaid Eusufzai
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Ubaid Eusufzai
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Ubaid Eusufzai
Ubaid Eusufzai
Courses Plus Student 9,621 Points

Could someone help me with this task? I am unable to solve it!