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  • Justin Morales
    Justin Morales
    5,025 Points

    How does a descendent selector work?

    Posted July 19, 2024 6:31am by Justin Morales
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    • JavaScript
    • JavaScript and the DOM
    • Getting a Handle on the DOM
    • Return Elements Using CSS Selectors

    1 Answer

  • Kaya loves watermelon
    Kaya loves watermelon
    12,717 Points

    Finally, select all images inside the footer element and assign them to the variable footerImages.

    Posted November 29, 2023 4:55pm by Kaya loves watermelon
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    12,717 Points
    • JavaScript
    • JavaScript and the DOM
    • Getting a Handle on the DOM
    • Return Elements Using CSS Selectors

    1 Answer

  • David Burroughs
    David Burroughs
    4,182 Points

    let navigationLinks = document.getElementsByTagName('a');

    Posted July 12, 2023 7:08pm by David Burroughs
    David Burroughs
    4,182 Points
    • JavaScript
    • JavaScript and the DOM
    • Getting a Handle on the DOM
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    2 Answers

  • helena cao
    helena cao
    496 Points

    I am not sure how to get nested elements of a in nav

    Posted December 17, 2022 3:11am by helena cao
    helena cao
    496 Points
    • JavaScript
    • JavaScript and the DOM
    • Getting a Handle on the DOM
    • Return Elements Using CSS Selectors

    2 Answers

  • Maksim Yin
    Maksim Yin
    4,833 Points

    Challenge

    Posted December 17, 2022 2:36am by Maksim Yin
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    4,833 Points
    • JavaScript
    • JavaScript and the DOM
    • Getting a Handle on the DOM
    • Return Elements Using CSS Selectors

    1 Answer

  • Adlan Ilyasov
    Adlan Ilyasov
    2,476 Points

    Solved version

    Posted October 15, 2022 11:19pm by Adlan Ilyasov
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    • JavaScript
    • JavaScript and the DOM
    • Getting a Handle on the DOM
    • Return Elements Using CSS Selectors

    1 Answer

  • D'auntae Stewart
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    D'auntae Stewart
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    Ok, I do not know if I am just overlooking something but how do you select all <a> tags inside a <ul> w/ ID #gallery

    Posted October 12, 2022 12:34am by D'auntae Stewart
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    • JavaScript
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    • Return Elements Using CSS Selectors

    1 Answer

  • ilia martynenko
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    ilia martynenko
    Courses Plus Student 4,961 Points

    Just lost, poor explanation of topic...

    Posted October 2, 2022 10:21am by ilia martynenko
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    Courses Plus Student 4,961 Points
    • JavaScript
    • JavaScript and the DOM
    • Getting a Handle on the DOM
    • Return Elements Using CSS Selectors

    3 Answers

  • Frank Grillo
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    Returning Elements Using CSS selectors

    Posted September 19, 2022 2:24pm by Frank Grillo
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    • JavaScript
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    • Getting a Handle on the DOM
    • Return Elements Using CSS Selectors

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  • Frank Grillo
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    Returning Elements Using CSS selectors

    Posted September 19, 2022 2:09am by Frank Grillo
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    Front End Web Development Techdegree Graduate 16,715 Points
    • JavaScript
    • JavaScript and the DOM
    • Getting a Handle on the DOM
    • Return Elements Using CSS Selectors

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  • Frank Grillo
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    Returning Elements using CSS Selectors?

    Posted September 17, 2022 11:40pm by Frank Grillo
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    Frank Grillo
    Front End Web Development Techdegree Graduate 16,715 Points
    • JavaScript
    • JavaScript and the DOM
    • Getting a Handle on the DOM
    • Return Elements Using CSS Selectors

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  • manqing cao
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    Hi, I am not sure how to combine these requirement into the code

    Posted August 15, 2022 8:09pm by manqing cao
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    • JavaScript
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    • Getting a Handle on the DOM
    • Return Elements Using CSS Selectors

    1 Answer

  • Amar Singh
    Amar Singh
    1,969 Points

    In this challenge, you're going to select various elements from index.html. First, select all <a> elements inside the <n

    Posted August 13, 2022 7:38am by Amar Singh
    Amar Singh
    1,969 Points
    • JavaScript
    • JavaScript and the DOM
    • Getting a Handle on the DOM
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    0 Answers

  • munira yusuf
    munira yusuf
    3,974 Points

    Next, select all <a> elements inside the unordered list with the ID gallery and assign them to the variable galleryLinks

    Posted July 1, 2022 4:48pm by munira yusuf
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    3,974 Points
    • JavaScript
    • JavaScript and the DOM
    • Getting a Handle on the DOM
    • Return Elements Using CSS Selectors

    2 Answers

  • John Lane
    John Lane
    1,697 Points

    how to use descendant selector in JavaScript

    Posted June 6, 2022 7:45pm by John Lane
    John Lane
    1,697 Points
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    • JavaScript and the DOM
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    • Return Elements Using CSS Selectors

    1 Answer

  • Jakob Trammell
    Jakob Trammell
    3,331 Points

    Hello, i am completely stuck, it keeps saying i only return 1 link

    Posted April 25, 2022 9:12pm by Jakob Trammell
    Jakob Trammell
    3,331 Points
    • JavaScript
    • JavaScript and the DOM
    • Getting a Handle on the DOM
    • Return Elements Using CSS Selectors

    1 Answer

  • Gabe Orlandi
    Gabe Orlandi
    6,712 Points

    How do you access descendants in JS?

    Posted April 5, 2022 4:34pm by Gabe Orlandi
    Gabe Orlandi
    6,712 Points
    • JavaScript
    • JavaScript and the DOM
    • Getting a Handle on the DOM
    • Return Elements Using CSS Selectors

    2 Answers

  • Diego Guzman
    Diego Guzman
    2,205 Points

    When do you use . and when do you use #?

    Posted January 3, 2022 10:08pm by Diego Guzman
    Diego Guzman
    2,205 Points
    • JavaScript
    • JavaScript and the DOM
    • Getting a Handle on the DOM
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  • koen haentjens
    koen haentjens
    7,343 Points

    code challange js selecting elements

    Posted December 5, 2021 5:53pm by koen haentjens
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    7,343 Points
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    • JavaScript and the DOM
    • Getting a Handle on the DOM
    • Return Elements Using CSS Selectors

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  • Frans Joakim Titulaer
    Frans Joakim Titulaer
    5,001 Points

    I can't get this (task 2) to work, writing; let galleryLinks document.querySelectorAll('#gallery a');

    Posted November 29, 2021 9:07pm by Frans Joakim Titulaer
    Frans Joakim Titulaer
    5,001 Points
    • JavaScript
    • JavaScript and the DOM
    • Getting a Handle on the DOM
    • Return Elements Using CSS Selectors

    1 Answer

  • Rotem Aslan
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    Full Stack JavaScript Techdegree Student 9,895 Points

    why its wrong ?

    Posted November 21, 2021 2:20pm by Rotem Aslan
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    Full Stack JavaScript Techdegree Student 9,895 Points
    • JavaScript
    • JavaScript and the DOM
    • Getting a Handle on the DOM
    • Return Elements Using CSS Selectors

    1 Answer

  • Matthew Cahill
    Matthew Cahill
    7,549 Points

    can i please have some help on this question

    Posted October 28, 2021 9:01am by Matthew Cahill
    Matthew Cahill
    7,549 Points
    • JavaScript
    • JavaScript and the DOM
    • Getting a Handle on the DOM
    • Return Elements Using CSS Selectors

    3 Answers

  • Michael Rushton
    Michael Rushton
    7,126 Points

    I can't select all the <a> tags like the question asks me to

    Posted October 19, 2021 3:24pm by Michael Rushton
    Michael Rushton
    7,126 Points
    • JavaScript
    • JavaScript and the DOM
    • Getting a Handle on the DOM
    • Return Elements Using CSS Selectors

    2 Answers

  • Kennedy Malonga
    Kennedy Malonga
    18,790 Points

    First, select all <a> elements inside the <nav> element and assign them to the variable navigationLinks. (HINT: Use a d

    Posted August 29, 2021 4:32am by Kennedy Malonga
    Kennedy Malonga
    18,790 Points
    • JavaScript
    • JavaScript and the DOM
    • Getting a Handle on the DOM
    • Return Elements Using CSS Selectors

    1 Answer

  • Kelsey Donegan
    Kelsey Donegan
    3,342 Points

    How do I specify that I want the <a> tags under <nav> in JS?

    Posted August 25, 2021 10:21pm by Kelsey Donegan
    Kelsey Donegan
    3,342 Points
    • JavaScript
    • JavaScript and the DOM
    • Getting a Handle on the DOM
    • Return Elements Using CSS Selectors

    1 Answer

  • Ricky Redman
    Ricky Redman
    7,520 Points

    trouble passing this challenge task

    Posted August 13, 2021 12:17am by Ricky Redman
    Ricky Redman
    7,520 Points
    • JavaScript
    • JavaScript and the DOM
    • Getting a Handle on the DOM
    • Return Elements Using CSS Selectors

    1 Answer

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