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JavaScript JavaScript and the DOM Getting a Handle on the DOM Select by Tag Name

Oscar Gonzalez
Oscar Gonzalez
7,113 Points
Posted by Oscar Gonzalez
Oscar Gonzalez
7,113 Points

Javascript and the DOM challenge Task 1/1

// Complete the challenge by writing JavaScript below const colors = ["#C2272D", "#F8931F", "#FFFF01", "#009245", "#0193D9", "#0C04ED", "#612F90"];

const listItems = document.getElementsByTagName('ul');

for ( let i = 0; i < colors.length; i++ ) { listItems[i].style.color = colors[i];
}

I add const listItems = document.getElementsByTagName('ul'); but its not working. Not sure why?

app.js 
// Complete the challenge by writing JavaScript below
const colors = ["#C2272D", "#F8931F", "#FFFF01", "#009245", "#0193D9", "#0C04ED", "#612F90"];
const listItems = document.getElementsByTagName('ul');

for ( let i = 0; i < colors.length; i++ ) {
  listItems[i].style.color = colors[i];    
}
index.html 
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
  <head>
    <meta charset="utf-8">
    <title>JavaScript and the DOM</title>
  </head>
  <body>
    <h1>My List</h1>
    <ul>
      <li>This should be red</li>
      <li>This should be orange</li>
      <li>This should be yellow</li>
      <li>This should be green</li>
      <li>This should be blue</li>
      <li>This should be indigo</li>
      <li>This should be violet</li>
    </ul>
    <script src="app.js"></script>
  </body>
</html>

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
230,178 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
230,178 Points

You're close, but the tag 'ul' refers to the outer body of the list. To select the collection of list items within it, you need to use the tag 'li' instead

Oscar Gonzalez
Oscar Gonzalez
7,113 Points
Oscar Gonzalez
Oscar Gonzalez
7,113 Points

Thanks Steven I found that yesterday

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
230,178 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
230,178 Points

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