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Start your free trialJuliette Tworsey
Front End Web Development Techdegree Graduate 32,425 PointsGet the anchor (the a element) from inside the listItem. Use a method to traverse and select the anchor.
I am not sure what I am doing wrong here.
Any assistance would be awesome. Thanks in advance!
//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("listItem.a");
//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>
1 Answer
rydavim
18,814 PointsYou've got the right idea, but you already have the list items selected - you only need to specify the tag name 'a'.
// The listItem variable is already a collection of the list item element(s).
// querySelector only returns descendants.
var anchor = listItem.querySelector("a");
Juliette Tworsey
Front End Web Development Techdegree Graduate 32,425 PointsJuliette Tworsey
Front End Web Development Techdegree Graduate 32,425 PointsAh, thanks!