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10,791 PointsCan't pass challenge on children of Navigation
Alright, this one's got me stumped. I was actually able to follow the first two of the three sections in the course with no problem. This third section is really hard to understand/interpret. Anyway, can someone tell me why my code with .children is not working? My brain is starting to hurt..hahaha. Maybe I should take a break! :)
//Select the naviagation
var navigation = document.getElementById("navigation");
//Select all listItems from the navigation
var listItems = document.getElementById.children("navigation");
//When a navigation link is pressed
var linkListener = function() {
console.log("Listener is clicked!");
}
var bindEventsToLinks = function(listItem) {
//Select the anchor
var anchor = listItem;
//Bind the linkListener to the anchor element (a)
anchor.onclick = linkListener;
}
for(var i = 0; i < listItems.length ; i++) {
bindEventsToLinks(listItems[i]);
}
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head></head>
<body>
<ul id="navigation">
<li>
<a href="#home">Home</a>
</li>
<li>
<a href="#about">About</a>
</li>
<li>
<a href="#contact">Contact</a>
</li>
</ul>
<p>A few of my favourite things:</p>
<ul>
<li>
Rain drops on roses
</li>
<li>
Whiskers on kittens
</li>
<li>
Brown paper packages wrapped up with string
</li>
</ul>
<script src="app.js"></script>
</body>
</html>
2 Answers
Daniel Johnson
104,132 PointsClose, but it's easier than you're thinking. You would just use the children property.
var listItems = navigation.children;
And for the second task you would use the querySelector method.
var anchor = listItem.querySelector('a');
So it should look like this when you're done.
//Select the naviagation
var navigation = document.getElementById("navigation");
//Select all listItems from the navigation
var listItems = navigation.children;
//When a navigation link is pressed
var linkListener = function() {
console.log("Listener is clicked!");
}
var bindEventsToLinks = function(listItem) {
//Select the anchor
var anchor = listItem.querySelector('a');
//Bind the linkListener to the anchor element (a)
anchor.onclick = linkListener;
}
for(var i = 0; i < listItems.length ; i++) {
bindEventsToLinks(listItems[i]);
}
kevinthecoder
10,791 PointsThanks, Daniel! This stuff is getting a little tough. :) I appreciate your help.