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

Melanie Bond
Melanie Bond
5,518 Points
Posted by Melanie Bond
Melanie Bond
5,518 Points

I've tried many combinations of the parent and child selectors inside the document.querySelectorAll property. Help?

The element I'm trying to select is nested .gallery <ul> <li> <a ...>

I'm supposed to be able to "document.querySelect" all the "links" in the ul under the gallery id. would it be document.querySelectorAll('.gallery ul li a') ?

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,271 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,271 Points

You're close, but the token for an ID is "#". A period is the token for a class name.

Also, you don't have to list all the intermediate elements in a descendant selector. Just the outer container and the actual target.