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JavaScript JavaScript and the DOM (Retiring) Traversing the DOM Child Traversal

Christy Kusuma
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Christy Kusuma
Courses Plus Student 4,563 Points
Posted by Christy Kusuma
Christy Kusuma
Courses Plus Student 4,563 Points

what is wrong with this function?

const section = document.querySelector('section'); let paragraphs;

paragraphs = section.children;

for (i = 0; i < paragraphs.length; i++) { paragraphs[i].style.color = "blue"; };

app.js 
const section = document.querySelector('section');
let paragraphs;

paragraphs = section.children;

for (i = 0; i < paragraphs.length; i++) {
  paragraphs[i].style.color = "blue";
};
index.html 
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
    <head>
        <title>Child Traversal</title>
    </head>
    <body>
        <section>
            <p>This is the first paragraph</p>
            <p>This is a slightly longer, second paragraph</p>
            <p>Shorter, last paragraph</p>
        </section>
        <footer>
            <p>&copy; 2016</p> 
        </footer>
        <script src="app.js"></script>
    </body>
</html>

1 Answer

Sean T. Unwin
Sean T. Unwin
28,690 Points
Sean T. Unwin
Sean T. Unwin
28,690 Points

Looks alright, except for the i variable in the for loop should be declared with let as otherwise it will be a global variable.