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HTML

Posted by Joshua Dodge
Joshua Dodge
1,413 Points

Why is the Code Challenge on HTML Deep Dive Lists failing with the following code?

It prompts: "Add a nested ordered list to the "Shapes" list item."

My code:

<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head> <title>HTML Lists Challenge</title> </head> <body>

<h1>HTML Lists Challenge</h1>

<!-- Write your code below -->
    <ol>
  <li>Stop</li>
  <li>Drop</li>
  <li>Roll</li>
</ol>

<ul>
  <li>Shapes</li>
    <ol>
      <li>one</li>
      <li>two</li>
    </ol>
  <li>Colors</li>
</ul>

</body> </html>

Any suggestions on why I am failing the code challenge? It fails with or without the list items nested to the ordered list.

2 Answers

Alex Heil
Alex Heil
53,547 Points
Alex Heil
Alex Heil
53,547 Points

hey joshua, you get the bummer because you added the ordered list after the list item - when you want to nest the ordered list it has to be before the closing li tag. you can see the full code here: https://teamtreehouse.com/forum/add-a-nested-ordered-list-to-the-shapes-list-item-3?sort=subscribed

hope that helps ;)

Joshua Dodge
Joshua Dodge
1,413 Points

I see what you mean. Thank you, Alex! So basically is it just a matter or semantics? In the same way we nest the list items in the original unordered list tags and then closed the unordered list?

Marvin Abella
Marvin Abella
6,378 Points
Marvin Abella
Marvin Abella
6,378 Points

I agree with Alex. By experience, I always look closely on the prompted challenge and dissect them word by word, most of the time they hint out words with or without the quotes what you NEED to do to answer it. Goodluck Joshua!